Frisian, Eastern
A language of Germany
| Population | 2,000 in Germany (2003). Population total all countries: 6,370. |
| Region | Ostfriesland, Lower Saxony, Emden and Oldenburg towns area; Saterland, Jeverland, and Butjadingen. Reportedly used only in Saterland, Eastern Frisia in 1998. Also in Canada, United States. |
| Alternate names | Ostfriesisch |
| 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, 74% with Western Frisian [fry]. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian |
| Language use | Language of the home for 1,500 to 2,000 (1977 SIL). Mainly older adults (2001). |
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