Northern Frisian
Nuurdfresk
Northern Frisian is an Indo-European language spoken in Germany and Denmark, by about 10 thousand people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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North Frisian is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia. 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.
North Frisian is relict in Denmark.
From Wikipedia · North Frisian language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Northern Frisian
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | mam | |
| father | aatj | |
| child | jongen | |
| man | maan | |
| woman | wüset | |
| name | noome | |
| friend | waane | |
| eye | uug | |
| ear | uar | |
| nose | nöös | |
| tooth | tus | |
| tongue | Tunge | |
| hand | hönj | |
| heart | hart | |
| head | hood | |
| blood | Blör | |
| liver | liwer | |
| water | weeder | |
| fire | ial | |
| moon | moune | |
| rain | rin | |
| snow | snä | |
| wind | winj | |
| stone | stian | |
| mountain | bärj | |
| river | struum | |
| sea | sia | |
| tree | Booam | |
| dog | hün | |
| cat | kaat |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Western FrisianIndo-European53% alike
- DutchIndo-European48% alike
- Low GermanIndo-European47% alike
- AfrikaansIndo-European45% alike
- WestphalicIndo-European45% alike
- Eastern FrisianIndo-European45% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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