West Frisian | |
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Native speakers | 470,000 (2001) |
Official status | |
Official language in | Netherlands |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | fy |
ISO 639-2 | fry |
ISO 639-3 | fry |
ELP | West Frisian |
Linguasphere | 52-ACA-b |
West Frisian North Frisian Saterland Frisian | |
West Frisian (Frysk [fris(k)], Westerlauwersk Frysk; Dutch: Westerlauwers Fries [fris]) is a language that is mainly spoken in Friesland, Netherlands. As of 2005, 94% of the people in Friesland understand West Frisian, 74% can speak it, 75% can read it and 27% can write it.[1]