Halligen Frisian

Not to be confused with Heligoland Frisian.

Halligen Frisian (North Frisian: Halifreesk) is the dialect of the North Frisian language spoken on the Halligen islands, primarily Langeneß and Hooge, in the German region of North Frisia. The dialect has survived despite the islands being home to less than 300 people and unprotected by dikes, mandating evacuations during storms. However, it is now in danger of extinction.^[2] Although it is spoken on islands, it is considered part of the Mainland North Frisian dialects as opposed to the Insular North Frisian Dialects, due to its linguistic features.^[3]

Hallingen Frisian
Halifreesk
Native to	Germany
Region	Halligen islands
Native speakers	40 (1972) [1]
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Ingvaeonic Anglo-Frisian Frisian North Frisian Mainland Strand Frisian Hallingen Frisian
Early form	Strand Frisian
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	hall1241
North Frisian dialects

Grammar

Verbs

Below are six commonly used verbs in Halligen Frisian:

	Be	Have	Become	Want	Shall	Can
infinitive	weese	heewe	warde	wal	skal or schal	kun
past participle	wään	heet	wuden	weelt	sköölt or schöölt	kut
person	present
1sg	bän	hääw	ward	wal	skal or schal	koon
2sg	bäst	hääst	warst	wääl or wäät	skääl or schäät	koonst
3sg	is	heet	ward	wal	skal or schal	koon
plural	sän	heewe	warde	win	skin or schin	kun
person	past
1 & 3sg	waos	hee	wud	weel	skööl or schööl	ku
2sg	weerst	heest	wudst	weest	skööst or schööst	kust
pl	weern	heen	wuden	ween	sköön or schöön	kun

• The future tense is formed with the verbs wal or skal.
• The perfect tense is formed with either hääw or weese.