Frisian languages

Frisian refers to three languages that come from Friesland, a province in the Netherlands. They are spoken in the Netherlands, in Eastern Germany, and in some areas of Jutland, Denmark. It is also spoken on the Frisian Isles (Wadden Isles) and Western German (East Frisian) Isles such as Borkum.

They are West Germanic languages that are related to Dutch and are also the closest living languages to English. All of them have been spoken since Roman times.

The Frisian languages are:
West Frisian
North Frisian
Saterland Frisian

 Frisian languages comparison language wordlist English one  two  three  four  five  six  seven  eight  nine  ten West Frisian ien  twa  trije  fjouwer  fiif  seis  sân  aacht  njoggen  tsien North Frisian ian  tau  trii  fjauer  fiiw  sääks  sööwen  aacht  njugen  tiin Saterland Frisian aan  two  trio  fjauer  fieuw  sääks  soogen  oachte  njuugen  tjoon

EnglishWest FrisianSarerland FrisianNorth FrisianFlensburgFlensburchFlensbuurichFlensborag

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