North Frisian language, the Glossary

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1. 83 relations: Alveolar consonant, Amrum, Amrum North Frisian, Anglo-Frisian languages, Approximant, Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, Back vowel, Bökingharde, Bökingharde North Frisian, Burchardi flood, Central vowel, Close vowel, Close-mid vowel, Danish language, Diphthong, Dorsal consonant, Eiderstedt, Eiderstedt Frisian, English language, European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, Föhr, Föhr North Frisian, Fricative, Frisian Islands, Frisian languages, Frisians, Front vowel, Germanic languages, Germany, Glottal consonant, Goesharde Frisian, Halligen, Halligen Frisian, Heligoland, Heligoland Frisian, Hundred (county division), Husum, Karrharde Frisian, Labial consonant, Langenhorn (Nordfriesland), Languages of Germany, Latin script, Lenition, Lingua franca, Low German, Lower Saxony, Mid vowel, Minority language, Nasal consonant, Near-close vowel, ... Expand index (33 more) »

2. Endangered Germanic languages
3. North Frisia

Alveolar consonant

Alveolar (UK also) consonants are articulated with the tongue against or close to the superior alveolar ridge, which is called that because it contains the alveoli (the sockets) of the upper teeth.

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Amrum

Amrum (''Öömrang'' North Frisian: Oomram) is one of the North Frisian Islands on the German North Sea coast, south of Sylt and west of Föhr.

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Amrum North Frisian

Amrum Frisian, also known as Öömrang, is the dialect of the North Frisian language spoken on the island of Amrum in the North Frisia region of Germany.

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Anglo-Frisian languages

The Anglo-Frisian languages are the Anglic (English, Scots, Fingallian†, and Yola†) and Frisian (North Frisian, East Frisian, and West Frisian) varieties of the West Germanic languages.

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Approximant

Approximants are speech sounds that involve the articulators approaching each other but not narrowly enough nor with enough articulatory precision to create turbulent airflow.

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Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

The UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger was an online publication containing a comprehensive list of the world's endangered languages.

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Back vowel

A back vowel is any in a class of vowel sound used in spoken languages.

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Bökingharde

Bökingharde (Mooring North Frisian: Böökinghiird) was an amt (collective municipality) in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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Bökingharde North Frisian

Bökingharde Frisian (Böökinghiirder frasch), also known as Mooring, is a dialect of the North Frisian language spoken in Niebüll and the ''amt'' of Bökingharde in the German region of North Frisia.

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Burchardi flood

The Burchardi flood (also known as the second Grote Mandrenke) was a storm tide that struck the North Sea coast of North Frisia, Dithmarschen (in modern-day Germany) and southwest Jutland (in modern-day Denmark) on the night between 11 and 12 October 1634.

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Central vowel

A central vowel, formerly also known as a mixed vowel, is any in a class of vowel sound used in some spoken languages.

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Close vowel

A close vowel, also known as a high vowel (in U.S. terminology), is any in a class of vowel sounds used in many spoken languages.

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Close-mid vowel

A close-mid vowel (also mid-close vowel, high-mid vowel, mid-high vowel or half-close vowel) is any in a class of vowel sound used in some spoken languages.

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Danish language

Danish (dansk, dansk sprog) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about six million people, principally in and around Denmark. North Frisian language and Danish language are languages of Germany.

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Diphthong

A diphthong, also known as a gliding vowel or a vowel glide, is a combination of two adjacent vowel sounds within the same syllable.

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Dorsal consonant

Dorsal consonants are consonants articulated with the back of the tongue (the dorsum).

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Eiderstedt

Eiderstedt (Eiderstedt,; Ejdersted; North Frisian: Ääderstää) is a peninsula in the district of Nordfriesland in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein.

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Eiderstedt Frisian

Eiderstedt Frisian (Eiderstedter Friesisch, Ejderstedfrisisk) was a dialect of the North Frisian language which was originally spoken on Eiderstedt, formerly part of the Danish Duchy of Schleswig.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.

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European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) is a European treaty (CETS 148) adopted in 1992 under the auspices of the Council of Europe to protect and promote historical regional and minority languages in Europe.

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Föhr

Föhr (''Fering'' North Frisian: Feer; Før) is one of the North Frisian Islands on the German coast of the North Sea.

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Föhr North Frisian

Föhr Frisian, or Fering, is the dialect of North Frisian spoken on the island of Föhr in the German region of North Frisia.

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Fricative

A fricative is a consonant produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together.

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Frisian Islands

The Frisian Islands, also known as the Wadden Islands or the Wadden Sea Islands, form an archipelago at the eastern edge of the North Sea in northwestern Europe, stretching from the northwest of the Netherlands through Germany to the west of Denmark.

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Frisian languages

The Frisian languages are a closely related group of West Germanic languages, spoken by about 400,000 Frisian people, who live on the southern fringes of the North Sea in the Netherlands and Germany. North Frisian language and Frisian languages are languages of Germany.

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Frisians

The Frisians are an ethnic group indigenous to the coastal regions of the Netherlands, north-western Germany and southern Denmark, and during the Early Middle Ages in the north-western coastal zone of Flanders, Belgium.

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Front vowel

A front vowel is a class of vowel sounds used in some spoken languages, its defining characteristic being that the highest point of the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would otherwise make it a consonant.

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Germanic languages

The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania and Southern Africa.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Glottal consonant

Glottal consonants are consonants using the glottis as their primary articulation.

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Goesharde Frisian

Goesharde Frisian (North Frisian: Gooshiirder, Goesharder Friesisch) is a collective term for three of the ten dialects of the North Frisian language.

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Halligen

The Halligen (German, singular Hallig) or the halliger (Danish, singular hallig) are small islands without protective dikes.

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Halligen Frisian

Halligen Frisian (Halifreesk) is the dialect of the North Frisian language spoken on the Halligen islands, primarily Langeneß and Hooge, in the German region of North Frisia.

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Heligoland

Heligoland (Helgoland,; Heligolandic Frisian: deät Lun,, Mooring Frisian: Hålilönj, Helgoland) is a small archipelago in the North Sea.

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Heligoland Frisian

Heligolandic (Halunder) is the dialect of the North Frisian language spoken on the German island of Heligoland in the North Sea.

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Hundred (county division)

A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region.

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Husum

Husum (Hüsem) is the capital of the Kreis (district) Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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Karrharde Frisian

Karrharde Frisian is a dialect of the North Frisian language spoken in the municipalities of Stedesand and Enge-Sande in the German Amt of Südtondern (formerly Karrharde) in the district of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein.

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Labial consonant

Labial consonants are consonants in which one or both lips are the active articulator.

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Langenhorn (Nordfriesland)

Langenhorn (Langhorn) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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Languages of Germany

The official language of Germany is German, with over 95 percent of the country speaking Standard German or a dialect of German as their first language.

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Latin script

The Latin script, also known as the Roman script, is a writing system based on the letters of the classical Latin alphabet, derived from a form of the Greek alphabet which was in use in the ancient Greek city of Cumae in Magna Graecia.

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Lenition

In linguistics, lenition is a sound change that alters consonants, making them more sonorous.

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Lingua franca

A lingua franca (for plurals see), also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language, auxiliary language, vehicular language, or link language, is a language systematically used to make communication possible between groups of people who do not share a native language or dialect, particularly when it is a third language that is distinct from both of the speakers' native languages.

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Low German

Low German is a West Germanic language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. North Frisian language and Low German are languages of Germany.

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Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state in northwestern Germany.

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Mid vowel

A mid vowel (or a true-mid vowel) is any in a class of vowel sounds used in some spoken languages.

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Minority language

A minority language is a language spoken by a minority of the population of a territory.

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Nasal consonant

In phonetics, a nasal, also called a nasal occlusive or nasal stop in contrast with an oral stop or nasalized consonant, is an occlusive consonant produced with a lowered velum, allowing air to escape freely through the nose.

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Near-close vowel

A near-close vowel or a near-high vowel is any in a class of vowel sound used in some spoken languages.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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Nordfriesland (district)

Nordfriesland (Nordfrisland; Nordfraschlönj Low German: Noordfreesland), also known as North Frisia, is the northernmost district of Germany, part of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. North Frisian language and Nordfriesland (district) are north Frisia.

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Nordstrand, Germany

(North Frisian: di Ströön) is a peninsula and former island in North Frisia on the North Sea coast of Germany.

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North Frisia

North Frisia (Low German: Noordfreesland) is the northernmost portion of Frisia, located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, between the rivers Eider and Wiedau.

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North Frisians

North Frisians (Nordfriesen; Nordfrisere; Nuurdfresen) are the inhabitants of the district of Nordfriesland in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein. North Frisian language and north Frisians are north Frisia.

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North Sea Germanic

North Sea Germanic, also known as Ingvaeonic, is a postulated grouping of the northern West Germanic languages that consists of Old Frisian, Old English, and Old Saxon, and their descendants.

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Old Saxon

Old Saxon (altsächsische Sprache), also known as Old Low German (altniederdeutsche Sprache), was a Germanic language and the earliest recorded form of Low German (spoken nowadays in Northern Germany, the northeastern Netherlands, southern Denmark, the Americas and parts of Eastern Europe). North Frisian language and Old Saxon are languages of Germany.

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Open vowel

An open vowel is a vowel sound in which the tongue is positioned as far as possible from the roof of the mouth.

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Open-mid vowel

An open-mid vowel (also mid-open vowel, low-mid vowel, mid-low vowel or half-open vowel) is any in a class of vowel sound used in some spoken languages.

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Palatalization (phonetics)

In phonetics, palatalization or palatization is a way of pronouncing a consonant in which part of the tongue is moved close to the hard palate.

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Palatalization (sound change)

Palatalization is a historical-linguistic sound change that results in a palatalized articulation of a consonant or, in certain cases, a front vowel.

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Pellworm

(Pelvorm; North Frisian Polweerm) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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Plosive

In phonetics, a plosive, also known as an occlusive or simply a stop, is a pulmonic consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases.

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Postalveolar consonant

Postalveolar (post-alveolar) consonants are consonants articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.

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Risum-Lindholm

Risum-Lindholm (Risem-Loonham) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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Roundedness

In phonetics, vowel roundedness is the amount of rounding in the lips during the articulation of a vowel.

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Saterland Frisian language

Saterland Frisian, also known as Sater Frisian, Saterfrisian or Saterlandic (Seeltersk), spoken in the Saterland municipality of Lower Saxony in Germany, is the last living dialect of the East Frisian language. North Frisian language and Saterland Frisian language are endangered Germanic languages.

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South Jutlandic

South Jutlandic or South Jutish (South Jutish: Synnejysk; Sønderjysk; Südjütisch or Plattdänisch) is a dialect of the Danish language. North Frisian language and South Jutlandic are languages of Germany.

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Standard German

Standard High German (SHG), less precisely Standard German or High German (Standardhochdeutsch, Standarddeutsch, Hochdeutsch or, in Switzerland, Schriftdeutsch), is the umbrella term for the standardized varieties of the German language, which are used in formal contexts and for communication between different dialect areas. North Frisian language and standard German are languages of Germany.

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Strand (island)

Strand was an island on the west coast of Nordfriesland in Schleswig, which was a fiefdom of the Danish crown.

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Strand Frisian

Strand Frisian was a dialect of the North Frisian language which was originally spoken on Strand island, Duchy of Schleswig.

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Sylt

Sylt (Sild; Söl'ring North Frisian: Söl) is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, well known for the distinctive shape of its shoreline.

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Sylt North Frisian

Sylt Frisian, or Söl'ring, is the dialect of the North Frisian language spoken on the island of Sylt in the German region of North Frisia.

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Theodor Storm

Hans Theodor Woldsen Storm (14 September 18174 July 1888), commonly known as Theodor Storm, was a German-Frisian writer and poet.

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Trill consonant

In phonetics, a trill is a consonantal sound produced by vibrations between the active articulator and passive articulator.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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Verb

A verb is a word (part of speech) that in syntax generally conveys an action (bring, read, walk, run, learn), an occurrence (happen, become), or a state of being (be, exist, stand).

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Voice (phonetics)

Voice or voicing is a term used in phonetics and phonology to characterize speech sounds (usually consonants).

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Voicelessness

In linguistics, voicelessness is the property of sounds being pronounced without the larynx vibrating.

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West Frisian language

West Frisian, or simply Frisian (Frysk or Westerlauwersk Frysk; Fries, also Westerlauwers Fries), is a West Germanic language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland (Fryslân) in the north of the Netherlands, mostly by those of Frisian ancestry.

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West Germanic languages

The West Germanic languages constitute the largest of the three branches of the Germanic family of languages (the others being the North Germanic and the extinct East Germanic languages).

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Wiedingharde Frisian

Wiedingharde Frisian (North Frisian: Wiringhiirder freesk, Danish: Vidingherredfrisisk) is a dialect of the North Frisian language spoken in the German ''amt'' of Wiedingharde south of the border to Denmark in North Frisia (historic south of the river Widau).

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Wyk auf Föhr

Wyk auf Föhr (''Fering'' North Frisian: Wik, a Wik, or Bi a Wik; Vyk på Før) is the only town on Föhr, the second largest of the North Frisian Islands on the German coast of the North Sea.

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See also

Endangered Germanic languages

• Amana German
• Colonia Tovar dialect
• East Frisian language
• Fårömål dialect
• French Flemish
• Gutnish
• North Frisian language
• Saterland Frisian language
• Silesian German
• Wymysorys language

North Frisia

• Beltring Hundred
• Edoms Hundred
• Lundenberg Hundred
• Nordfriesland
• Nordfriesland (district)
• North Frisia
• North Frisian Islands
• North Frisian language
• North Frisians
• Pellworm Hundred
• Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park
• The Rider on the White Horse
• Uthlande

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Frisian_language

Also known as Dialects of North Frisian, Fresk, Friisk, ISO 639:frr, Nordfriisk, North Frisian dialects, Northern Frisian, Northern Frisian language.

, Netherlands, Nordfriesland (district), Nordstrand, Germany, North Frisia, North Frisians, North Sea Germanic, Old Saxon, Open vowel, Open-mid vowel, Palatalization (phonetics), Palatalization (sound change), Pellworm, Plosive, Postalveolar consonant, Risum-Lindholm, Roundedness, Saterland Frisian language, South Jutlandic, Standard German, Strand (island), Strand Frisian, Sylt, Sylt North Frisian, Theodor Storm, Trill consonant, UNESCO, Verb, Voice (phonetics), Voicelessness, West Frisian language, West Germanic languages, Wiedingharde Frisian, Wyk auf Föhr.