North Frisian language

North Frisian
Sylt: Nuurđfriisk
Föhr/Amrum: nuurdfresk
Heligoland: Noorfriisk
Wiedingharde/Halligen: nordfreesk
Mooring: nordfrasch
Karrharde: nordfräisch
Central Goesharde: noordfreesch
Bilingual sign in German and North Frisian, respectively, in Husum, Germany
Native toGermany
RegionNorth Frisia
EthnicityNorth Frisians
Native speakers
(10,000 cited 1976)[1]
Latin
Official status
Official language in
Germany Germany
Regulated byNordfriisk Instituut
Language codes
ISO 639-2frr
ISO 639-3frr
Glottolognort2626
ELPNorthern Frisian
Linguasphere52-ACA-e (varieties:
52-ACA-eaa to -eak &
extinct -eba & -ebb)
North Frisian dialects
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Linguistic map of Schleswig in the mid-19th century

North Frisian is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia.[2] The language is part of the larger group of the West Germanic Frisian languages. The language comprises 10 dialects which are themselves divided into an insular and a mainland group.

North Frisian is closely related to the Saterland Frisian language of Northwest Germany and West Frisian which is spoken in the Netherlands. All of these are also closely related to the English language forming the Anglo-Frisian group.

The phonological system of the North Frisian dialects is strongly being influenced by Standard German and is slowly adapting to that of the German language. With a number of native speakers probably even less than 10,000 and decreasing use in mainland North Frisia, the North Frisian language is endangered. It is protected as a minority language and has become an official language in the Nordfriesland district and on Heligoland island[citation needed].

  1. ^ North Frisian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Minderheiten in Schleswig-Holstein – Friesen" (in German). Government of Schleswig-Holstein. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

North Frisian language

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