Frisian, Eastern

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A language of Germany

ISO 639-3
frs
Alternate Names
Ostfriesisch
Population

2,000 in Germany (2003). Population total all countries: 5,120.

Location

Ostfriesland, Lower Saxony, Emden and Oldenburg towns area; Saterland, Jeverland, and Butjadingen. Used only in Saterland, Eastern Frisia (1998). Also in Canada, United States.

Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian
Dialects

Not intelligible with Western Frisian [fry] of the Netherlands or Northern Frisian [frr] (1978 E. Matteson) or Saterfriesisch [stq] (2001 W. Smidt). Lexical similarity: 77% with Standard German [deu], 74% with Western Frisian [fry].

Language Use

Language of the home for 1,500 to 2,000 (1977 SIL). Mainly older adults (2001).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Frisian, Eastern
Writing
Latin script.