An EU-based project to promote linguistic assertiveness - the ability to confidently speak a mino
Also Known As:
Frysk, Fries, Frisian, West(er)lauwers Fries, West(er)lauwersk Frysk
Dialects & Varieties
- Klaaifrysk
- Wâldfrysk
- Súdwesthoeks
- Skylgersk
- Hylpersk
- Skiermûntseagersk
Personal communication on West Frisian
Personal communication on West Frisian
At risk
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
350,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
647,280
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Frisian is covered in the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages, signed by the Netherlands in 1992, entered into force in 1998. Articles applied to Frisian are: Part II, Article 7; and Part III, Articles 8-14.
Location and Context
Countries
Netherlands; diaspora in the New World
Location Description
Speakers of Frisian form a (great) majority in most rural areas, especially in the centre and the northeast of the province. The share of Frisian speakers is a (small) minority in the towns and cities (where Dutch is dominant, next to dialects of Stadsfries), on the Frisian Isles (where Dutch and several island dialects are more prominent), and in the Stellingwerven (two Low-Saxon municipalities in the southeastern part of the province).
Government Support
Official language in Friesland
Institutional Support
Fryske Akademy, Afûk (Algemiene Fryske Ûnderrjocht Kommisje), OmropFryslân (provincial television broadcast), Taalsintrum Frysk (provincial department of CEDIN), Tresoar (Centre for Frisian history and literature), SFBO (Stifting Frysktalige Berne-Opfang;
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Dutch, English, Stadsfries, Bildts, Stellingwerfs
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Roman
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Language in Society
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in the Community
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
News and Broadcast in West Frisian
West Frisian Language Revitalization