West Frisian

West Frisian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Friesland.
2. (in the Netherlands) Of or pertaining to West Friesland.

West Frisian

1. A language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands; one of the Frisian languages (or language varieties).
   • Synonym: Western Frisian
2. (in the Netherlands) A Dutch dialect spoken in West Friesland in the province of North Holland, historically influenced by Frisian.

• The lects West Frisian, East Frisian and North Frisian are sometimes considered dialects of a single Frisian language, but more often they are considered a group of three independent languages.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of West Frisian terms
• Appendix:West Frisian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in West Frisian

• ISO 639-1 code fy, ISO 639-3 code fry (SIL)