Frisian Language

Frisian language can refer to:

  • The Frisian languages, a closely related group of three Germanic languages:
    • West Frisian language (fy), spoken in the Netherlands and often known there simply as the Frisian language
    • Saterland Frisian (frs) or East Frisian language, spoken in Lower Saxony, Germany
    • North Frisian language (frr), spoken in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
  • East Frisian Low Saxon, the West Low German dialect of East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

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