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Name:
Frisian, Western
Alternate Names:
Frisian; Frisian (Western); West Frisian; Friesisch; Frysk; Fries
Spoken in:
Netherlands
Number of speakers:
467,000 (2001 census)
(Ethnologue)
Number of speakers:
350000
(UNESCO)
Code:
fry
Code Authority:
ISO 639-3
Code Standard:
SIL
Families:
Indo-European (Indo-Germanische, Indo-Hittite)
Parent Language:
Old Frisian; Frisian (ofs)
Child Dialects:
Wâldfrysk (fry-wal)
Súdhoeksk (fry-sud)
Klaaifrysk (fry-kla)
Westerlauwers Fries (fry-wes)
UNESCO Status: Vulnerable Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
Endangerment Status
UNESCO Status: Vulnerable Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
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