Saterland Frisian
Saterland Frisian is an Indo-European language spoken in Germany. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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East Frisian is one of the Frisian languages. Its last surviving dialect is Saterland Frisian spoken in Saterland in Germany. The language is unrelated to the East Frisian dialect of the Low German language, which is often likewise referred to as "East Frisian".
There once were two main dialects, Ems and Weser. Weser, including the Wursten dialect, Harlingerland dialect and Wangerooge dialect, held out until the 20th century. Ems continues with a couple thousand adult speakers of the Saterland dialect. The other member of the Ems dialect, Upgant Frisian, is extinct.
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Words in Saterland Frisian
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | Muur | |
| father | Foar | |
| man | Mon | |
| name | Noome | |
| ear | Oor | |
| nose | Noose | |
| tongue | Tunge | |
| heart | Haat | |
| head | Kop | |
| blood | Bloud | |
| liver | Líeuwer | |
| water | Woater | |
| fire | Fjuur | |
| moon | Moune | |
| star | Stiern | |
| sky | Heemel | |
| mountain | Bierich | |
| river | Äi | |
| tree | Boom | |
| leaf | Blääd | |
| night | Noacht | |
| dog | Huund | |
| fish | Fisk | |
| horse | Hoangst | |
| cow | Ku | |
| snake | Slange | |
| one | een | |
| two | two | |
| three | tjo | |
| four | fjauer |
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Vocabulary
- Western FrisianIndo-European52% alike
- Low GermanIndo-European52% alike
- Eastern FrisianIndo-European51% alike
- WestphalicIndo-European49% alike
- GroningsIndo-European48% alike
- Pennsylvania GermanIndo-European47% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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