West Frisian

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• West Frisian — The West Frisian can mean:* West Frisian language, the language spoken in the Friesland province of the Netherlands * West Frisian (dialect), the Hollandic Dutch dialect spoken in the North Holland province of the Netherlands * West Frisian… …   Wikipedia

• Frisian language — West Germanic language most closely related to English. Formerly spoken from the province of North Holland in The Netherlands to the province of Schleswig in northern Germany, Frisian is now spoken only in three small areas, each with its own… …   Universalium

• West Friesland (historical region) — West Friesland (also West Frisia; Dutch: West Friesland ; West Frisian language: West Fryslân ) is a historical region in the northern part of the Netherlands. It was located in parts of what now is Noord Holland and the Waddenzee. The region was …   Wikipedia

• Frisian language — can refer to:*The Frisian languages, a closely related group of three Germanic languages: **West Frisian language (fy), spoken in the Netherlands and often known there simply as the Frisian language **Saterland Frisian (frs) or East Frisian… …   Wikipedia

• Frisian literature — is works written in the Frisian languages, particularly that of West Frisian spoken in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands, from which most texts were produced or have survived. The first texts written in Frisian emerge around the 13th… …   Wikipedia

• West Frisian (language) — West Frisian ( nl. Westfries) was a language which was spoken in the historical region West Friesland. Not to be confused with the spoken language of the Friesland province internationally indicated with the name West Frisian language (in Dutch… …   Wikipedia



• Frisian Kingdom — Magna Frisia 600–734 …   Wikipedia

• Frisian — or Friesian can refer to:*The Frisians, an ethnic group of northwestern Europe inhabiting an area known as Frisia *The modern Frisian languages, including: **West Frisian language, spoken in Friesland, Netherlands **Saterland Frisian language, of …   Wikipedia

• West Germanic gemination — is a sound change that took place in all West Germanic languages, around 300 AD. All single consonants except IPA|/r/ were geminated (doubled) after a short vowel and before IPA|/j/; sometimes also before IPA|/w/, IPA|/r/, and IPA|/l/. A similar… …   Wikipedia

• West Frisian language — language name=West Frisian nativename=Frysk states=NED region=flag|Friesland flag|Groningen speakers=360,000–700,000 familycolor=Indo European fam2=Germanic fam3=West Germanic fam4=Anglo Frisian fam5=Frisian nation=Netherlands agency=Fryske… …   Wikipedia