Frysk

West Frisian

Germanic

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West Frisian (Frysk) is the closest living relative of English among continental Germanic languages, sharing the Anglo-Frisian *k-palatalisation (cf. tsiis/cheese, tsjerke/church). Spoken by ~470K in Friesland province of the Netherlands and co-official with Dutch since 1956. The 1951 Kneppelfreed ("Truncheon Friday") riot in Leeuwarden led to courtroom and education-language rights. Modern standardized orthography established 1980; rich saga and lyric tradition since the medieval Old Frisian period.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in West Frisian

Water

wetter

vɛtər

Fire

fjoer

fjuːr

Sun

sinne

sɪnə

Moon

moanne

mwɑnə

Star

stjer

stjɛr

Night

nacht

nɔxt

Rain

rein

rɛin

Snow

snie

sniə

Wind

wyn

vin

Earth

ierde

ˈiədə

Stone

stien

stiən

Mountain

berch

bɛrx

Sea

see

seː

Mother

mem

mɛm

Father

heit

hɛit

Daughter

dochter

ˈdɔxtər

I

ik

ɪk

You

do

do

We

wy

vi

Name

namme

ˈnamə

Person

minske

ˈmɪnskə

Head

holle

ˈhɔlə

Eye

each

ɪəx

Ear

ear

iər

Nose

noas

noːs

Mouth

mûle

ˈmuːlə

Tooth

tosk

tosk

Tongue

tonge

ˈtɔŋə

Hand

hân

hɔːn

Foot

foet

fuə̯t

Heart

hert

hɛrt

Bone

bonke

ˈbɔŋkə

Blood

bloed

blut

Poop

kak

kɑk

Love

leafde

lɪəfdə

Tree

beam

bɪəm

Dog

hûn

huːn

Cat

kat

kɑt

Fish

fisk

fɪsk

Bird

fûgel

ˈfuːɡəl

Butterfly

flinter

ˈflɪntər

Egg

aai

aːi

Bear

bear

bɪər

Horse

hynder

ˈhindər

House

hûs

huːs

Milk

molke

ˈmolkə

Honey

huning

ˈhynɪŋ

Salt

sâlt

sɔːlt

Wine

wyn

viːn

Rice

rys

ris

Chocolate

sûkelade

suːkəˈlaːdə

Iron

izer

ˈiːzər

Wheel

tsjil

tsjɪl

Silk

side

ˈsidə

Book

boek

buk

Eat

ite

iːtə

Drink

drinke

drɪŋkə

Sleep

sliepe

ˈsliəpə

One

ien

iːn

Two

twa

twa

Three

trije

ˈtrijə

Four

fjouwer

ˈfjɔuər

Five

fiif

fiːf

Hundred

hûndert

ˈhuːndərt

Hello

hoi

hɔi

Thank you

tankewol

tɑŋkəvɔl

Good

goed

ɡuət

New

nij

nɛi

Red

read

rɪət

White

wyt

viːt

Black

swart

svart

Green

grien

ɡriən

Blue

blau

blau

Cuckoo

koekoek

ˈkukuk

Computer

kompjûter

kɔmˈpjuːtər

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuʃi

Tea

tee

teː

Coffee

kofje

ˈkɔfjə

Sugar

sûker

ˈsuːkər

Orange

sinesappel

ˈsinəsɑpəl

Dopamine

dopamine

doːpaˈminə

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Germanic

Meaning West FrisianSaterland FrisianBelgian DutchDutchLow GermanNorth FrisianLimburgish
Water wetter /vɛtər/ Woater /ˈvɔːtər/ water /waːtər/ water /ʋaːtər/ Water /vɑːtɐ/ wååder /ˈvɔːdɐ/ water /vatər/
Fire fjoer /fjuːr/ Fjuur /fjuːr/ vuur /vyːr/ vuur /vyːr/ Füer /fyːɐ/ iilj /iːlʲ/ vuur /vyːr/
Sun sinne /sɪnə/ Sunne /ˈsʊnə/ zon /zɔn/ zon /zɔn/ Sünn /zʏn/ san /san/ zón /zɔn/
Moon moanne /mwɑnə/ Moune /ˈmoːu̯nə/ maan /maːn/ maan /maːn/ Maan /maːn/ moune /ˈmɔʊ̯nə/ maon /maːʊn/
Star stjer /stjɛr/ Stiern /stiərn/ ster /stɛr/ ster /stɛr/ Steern /steːrn/ steer /steːr/ sjter /ʃtɛr/
Night nacht /nɔxt/ Noacht /nɔːxt/ nacht /nɑxt/ nacht /nɑxt/ Nacht /naxt/ nåcht /nɔxt/ nach /nax/
Rain rein /rɛin/ Rien /rin/ regen /ˈreːɣən/ regen /ˈreːɣən/ Regen /ˈreːɡn̩/ rin /rin/ Rään /rɛːn/
Snow snie /sniə/ Snee /sneː/ sneeuw /sneːw/ sneeuw /sneːw/ Snee /sneː/ snii /sniː/ sjnee /ʃneː/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
West Frisian
Ik wol in pak passe dat ik sjoen ha yn in winkel tsjinoer it hotel
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

I wanna try on a suit I seen ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ek wil 'n pak aanpas wat ek gesien het ‌in 'n winkel oorkant die hotel
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Jeg vil prøve et jakkesæt som jeg så i en butik overfor hotellet
West Frisian
Ik wol in pak passe dat ik sjoen ha yn in winkel tsjinoer it hotel

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