West Frisian
West Germanic language spoken in Friesland
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Summary
West Frisian is a natural language[1]. It draws 3,299 Wikipedia views per month (natural language category, ranking #94 of 734).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Netherlands[3]
- Instance of: modern language[4]
- Subclass of: Frisian[5], Anglo-Frisian[6], West Frisian[7]
- Writing system: Latin script[8]
- Commons category: West Frisian language[9]
- Wikimedia language code: fy[10]
- Has part(s): Clay Frisian[11], Wood Frisian[12], North Clay Frisian[13], Southwest Frisian[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:West Frisian languages[15]
- Language regulatory body: Fryske Akademy[16]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 845,100[17], 843,000[18]
- Native label: Frysk[19], West-Frysk[20]
- UNESCO language status: 2 vulnerable[21]
- Indigenous to: Friesland[22], Groningen[23]
- Female form of label: la langue frisonne occidentale[24]
- Exact match: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/FRY[25]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q104426641[26], Q110146788[27]
- Linguistic typology: subject–verb–object[28], fusional language[29]
- Has grammatical gender: common[30], neuter[31]
- Maintained by WikiProject: Obelepédia[32]
- Uses capitalization for: proper noun[33]
- Related category: Category:West Frisian pronunciation[34]
Why It Matters
West Frisian has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]