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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="اللغة الفريزية الغربية – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="اللغة الفريزية الغربية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fris%C3%B3n_occidental" title="Frisón occidental – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Frisón occidental" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q%C9%99rbi_friz_dili" title="Qərbi friz dili – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Qərbi friz dili" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%84%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B7%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0" title="Заходнефрызская мова – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Заходнефрызская мова" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%84%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0" title="Заходнефрыская мова – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Заходнефрыская мова" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BA" title="Западнофризийски език – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Западнофризийски език" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frizeg_ar_c%27horn%C3%B4g" title="Frizeg ar c'hornôg – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Frizeg ar c'hornôg" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fris%C3%B3_occidental" title="Frisó occidental – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Frisó occidental" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%C4%83%C3%A7-%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B7_%D1%87%C4%95%D0%BB%D1%85%D0%B8" title="Анăç-фриз чĕлхи – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Анăç-фриз чĕлхи" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%A1padofr%C3%AD%C5%A1tina" title="Západofríština – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Západofríština" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisone_occidentale" title="Frisone occidentale – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Frisone occidentale" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerlauwersfrisisk" title="Westerlauwersfrisisk – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Westerlauwersfrisisk" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westfriesische_Sprache" title="Westfriesische Sprache – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Westfriesische Sprache" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%B3dwjacornofrizi%C5%A1%C4%87ina" title="Pódwjacornofrizišćina – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Pódwjacornofrizišćina" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CF%85%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%A6%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B6%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%B3%CE%BB%CF%8E%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B1" title="Δυτική Φριζική γλώσσα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Δυτική Φριζική γλώσσα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Frisian_language" title="West Frisian language – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="West Frisian language" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idioma_fris%C3%B3n_occidental" title="Idioma frisón occidental – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Idioma frisón occidental" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okcidentfrisa_lingvo" title="Okcidentfrisa lingvo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Okcidentfrisa lingvo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendebaldeko_frisiera" title="Mendebaldeko frisiera – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Mendebaldeko frisiera" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C_%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C" title="زبان فریسی غربی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="زبان فریسی غربی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Frisian_bhasa" title="West Frisian bhasa – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="West Frisian bhasa" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesturfr%C3%ADsiskt_m%C3%A1l" title="Vesturfrísiskt mál – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Vesturfrísiskt mál" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frison_occidental" title="Frison occidental – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Frison occidental" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frysk" title="Frysk – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Frysk" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_frisoa_occidental" title="Lingua frisoa occidental – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Lingua frisoa occidental" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%AE_Frisia-ng%C3%AE" title="Sî Frisia-ngî – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Sî Frisia-ngî" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%84%9C%ED%94%84%EB%A6%AC%EC%8A%AC%EB%9E%80%ED%8A%B8%EC%96%B4" title="서프리슬란트어 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="서프리슬란트어" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D6%80%D6%87%D5%B4%D5%BF%D5%A1%D6%86%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%A6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%B6" title="Արևմտաֆրիզերեն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Արևմտաֆրիզերեն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapadofrizi%C5%A1%C4%87ina" title="Zapadofrizišćina – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Zapadofrizišćina" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapadnofrizijski_jezik" title="Zapadnofrizijski jezik – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Zapadnofrizijski jezik" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahasa_Frisia_Barat" title="Bahasa Frisia Barat – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bahasa Frisia Barat" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_frisone_occidentale" title="Lingua frisone occidentale – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Lingua frisone occidentale" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rietumfr%C4%ABzu_valoda" title="Rietumfrīzu valoda – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Rietumfrīzu valoda" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerlauwers_Fries" title="Westerlauwers Fries – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Westerlauwers Fries" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lengua_frisona" title="Lengua frisona – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Lengua frisona" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BA" title="Западнофризиски јазик – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Западнофризиски јазик" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%9F%E1%83%90%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A4%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90" title="ბჟადალი ფრისიული ნინა – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ბჟადალი ფრისიული ნინა" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerlauwers_Fries" title="Westerlauwers Fries – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Westerlauwers Fries" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westlaauwers_Frais" title="Westlaauwers Frais – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Westlaauwers Frais" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A2%E8%AA%9E" title="西フリジア語 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="西フリジア語" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weestfrasch" title="Weestfrasch – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Weestfrasch" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestfrisisk" title="Vestfrisisk – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Vestfrisisk" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestfrisisk" title="Vestfrisisk – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Vestfrisisk" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frison_occidental" title="Frison occidental – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Frison occidental" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86" title="لیندی فریزین – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="لیندی فریزین" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%DB%90%D8%AF%D9%8A%DA%81%D9%87_%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%8A_%DA%98%D8%A8%D9%87" title="لوېديځه فريزي ژبه – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="لوېديځه فريزي ژبه" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenga_frison-a_ossidental" title="Lenga frison-a ossidental – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Lenga frison-a ossidental" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westfreesche_Spraak" title="Westfreesche Spraak – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Westfreesche Spraak" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C4%99zyk_zachodniofryzyjski" title="Język zachodniofryzyjski – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Język zachodniofryzyjski" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a 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color:white;"> </span> <b>West Frisian</b></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r7263850"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#3366CC; color:white;"> </span> North Frisian</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r7263850"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#66CCFF; color:black;"> </span> Saterland Frisian</div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint selfref" style="background-color:#E7E7FF;padding:0.3em 0.5em;text-align:left;line-height:1.3;"><b>This article contains <a href="/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA</a> phonetic symbols.</b> Without proper <a href="/wiki/Help:IPA#Rendering_issues" title="Help:IPA">rendering support</a>, you may see <a href="/wiki/Specials_(Unicode_block)#Replacement_character" title="Specials (Unicode block)">question marks, boxes, or other symbols</a> instead of <a href="/wiki/Unicode" title="Unicode">Unicode</a> characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see <a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">Help:IPA</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>West Frisian</b> (<span title="West Frisian-language text"><i lang="fy">Frysk</i></span> <small></small><span title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" class="IPA"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">[fris(k)]</a></span>, <span title="West Frisian-language text"><i lang="fy">Westerlauwersk Frysk</i></span>; <a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <i lang="nl">Westerlauwers Fries</i> <small></small><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Dutch_and_Afrikaans" title="Wikipedia:IPA for Dutch and Afrikaans">[fris]</a></span><small></small>) is a <a href="/wiki/Language" title="Language">language</a> that is mainly spoken in <a href="/wiki/Friesland" title="Friesland">Friesland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>. 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.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Alphabet_and_grammar">Alphabet and grammar</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Frisian_language&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Alphabet and grammar" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Frisian_language&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Alphabet and grammar"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fries_hindeloopen.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Fries_hindeloopen.JPG/200px-Fries_hindeloopen.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Fries_hindeloopen.JPG/300px-Fries_hindeloopen.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Fries_hindeloopen.JPG/400px-Fries_hindeloopen.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>West Frisian and Dutch signs in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hindeloopen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hindeloopen (not yet started)">Hindeloopen</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>West Frisian uses the <a href="/wiki/Latin_alphabet" title="Latin alphabet">Latin alphabet</a>. A,E,O and U can sometimes have unique accents added to them. </p><p>In Western Frisian, there are two types of genders that <a href="/wiki/Noun" title="Noun">nouns</a> can have. One is the <i>common</i> gender (where both the male and female genders are put together). The other type is a neutral gender noun. </p><p>Like many other languages, West Frisian has singular and plural nouns. The two main <a href="/wiki/Suffix" title="Suffix">suffixes</a> used in the language, are "<i>-(e)n</i>" and "<i>-s</i>." </p><p>West Frisian also used three types of <a href="/wiki/Verb" title="Verb">verbs</a>: weak, strong and irregular. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Doutzen_Kroes_2012_Shankbone_3.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Doutzen_Kroes_2012_Shankbone_3.JPG/200px-Doutzen_Kroes_2012_Shankbone_3.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Doutzen_Kroes_2012_Shankbone_3.JPG/300px-Doutzen_Kroes_2012_Shankbone_3.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Doutzen_Kroes_2012_Shankbone_3.JPG/400px-Doutzen_Kroes_2012_Shankbone_3.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3320" data-file-height="2656" /></a><figcaption>Dutch model <a href="/wiki/Doutzen_Kroes" title="Doutzen Kroes">Doutzen Kroes</a> speaks West Frisian.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Status">Status</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Frisian_language&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Status" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Frisian_language&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Status"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After a series of riots by pro-Frisian activists, West Frisian became an <a href="/wiki/Official_language" title="Official language">official language</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> in 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>West Frisian is a required subject in schools in Friesland. Courts in Friesland speak West Frisian. People in court are allowed to go under <a href="/wiki/Oath" title="Oath">oath</a> speaking West Frisian. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Similarity_to_English">Similarity to English</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Frisian_language&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Similarity to English" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Frisian_language&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Similarity to English"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>West Frisian is often considered as the closest language to modern <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>. Here is an example: </p><p>Text in West Frisian : </p><p>Dis dei is goed oeral. De sinne is waarm en de licht fan de sinne-skinen fielen goed wit de myld wyn. Juster elke was goed, buten dis dei is better. De sinne-opgong en de sinne-undergong is moai wit de blew lofts. Buten dis dei is lyket de maaitiid en net de simmertiid. Ik find dit dei de best of de wike. De rein komt foar de wykein foar Saterdei en Sunndei moarn, but it will net by kald en wol gean oer uus by de middei. De stjeren wol elke by sichtber yn de nacht en sa wol de moanne. </p><p>English translation : </p><p>This day is good overall. The sun is warm and the light from the sun-shining feels good with the mild wind. Yesterday also was good, but this day is better. The sunrise and the sunset is beautiful with the blue sky. But this day is like the springtime and not the summertime. I find this day the best of the week. The rain is coming for the weekend for Saturday and Sunday morning, but it will not be cold and will go over us by the midday. 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