Frisian

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Frisian

Frysk / Fräisk / Friisk

Larger language family: North Frisian Saterland Frisian

Speaker Numbers

International Speaker Numbers according to
EGIDS (Ethnologue) Source UNESCO Source ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project) Source
720 840 Site under maintenance (will be updated) Not listed
National Speaker Numbers
Country Language National Speaker Number Bases for Calculation Year Source
Germany Low Saxon / East Frisian 2 201 000 Users 2016
Germany North Frisian Approx. 30 000 (estimate, not a census) Speak or understand 2000 (Publication)
Germany Saterland Frisian Approx. 2 000 (estimate, not a census) Users 2000 (Publication)
Netherlands Frisian 6, 500 respondents (not a national census) Speak well or very well 2020


Endangerment

International Endangerment according to
UNESCO Source ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project) Source
Site under maintenance (will be updated) Not listed
National Endangerment according to EGIDS (Ethnologue)
Country Language Endangerment Level Source
Germany Low Saxon / East Frisian 7 (Shifting)
Germany North Frisian 7 (Shifting)
Germany Saterland Frisian 7 (Shifting)
Netherlands Frisian 2 (Provincial)
ECRML-Recognised in
Non-ECRML in

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