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Saterland Frisian language
Dialect of East Frisian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saterland Frisian, also known as Sater Frisian, Saterfrisian or Saterlandic (Seeltersk [ˈseːltɐsk]), spoken in the Saterland municipality of Lower Saxony in Germany, is the last living dialect of the East Frisian language. It is closely related to the other Frisian languages: North Frisian, spoken in Germany as well, and West Frisian, spoken in the Dutch province of Friesland.
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Saterland Frisian | |
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Seeltersk | |
Native to | Germany |
Region | Saterland |
Ethnicity | Saterland Frisians |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2015)[1] |
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Latin | |
Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | Germany |
Regulated by | Seelter Buund in Saterland/Seelterlound (unofficial) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | stq |
Glottolog | sate1242 |
ELP | Saterfriesisch |
Linguasphere | 52-ACA-ca[2] |
![]() Present-day distribution of the Frisian languages in Europe:
Saterland Frisian | |
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