Saterland Frisian

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Saterland Frisian is a highly endangered West Germanic minority language spoken by a small Frisian community in the Saterland region of northwestern Germany.

All labels observed (13)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Frisian language
West Germanic language
endangered language
minority language
alternativeName Sater Frisian
linked to: Saterland Frisian

Saterländisch-Friesisch
linked to: Saterland Frisian

Seeltersk
linked to: Saterland Frisian
closelyRelatedTo North Frisian
West Frisian
country Germany
distinctFrom East Frisian Low Saxon
endangermentStatus severely endangered
ethnicGroup Saterland Frisians
linked to: Saterland Frisian
hasDialects Ramsloh dialect
Scharrel dialect
Strücklingen dialect
hasGlottocode sate1240
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Dutch
High German
Low German
hasLinguisticCode Linguasphere 52-ACB-ab
hasMorphologicalFeature rich inflectional morphology
hasOrganization Friesische Rundschau
Seelter Buund
hasPhonologicalFeature preservation of many Old Frisian features
hasStandardForm Ramsloh-based standard
hasSyntacticFeature verb-second word order
ISO639-3 stq
languageFamily Frisian languages
linked to: Frisian (partially)

Germanic languages
Indo-European languages
West Germanic languages
numberOfSpeakers around 2000
fewer than 2500
partOf East Frisian language group
linked to: Frisian (partially)
protectedBy European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
recognizedAs minority language in Germany
region Saterland
northwestern Germany
spokenIn Germany
Lower Saxony
Saterland
subclassOf Ingvaeonic language
North Sea Germanic language
usedBy bilingual speakers of German and Saterland Frisian
usedIn education in Saterland
local administration in Saterland
local media in Saterland
writingSystem Latin script

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Lower Saxony hasMinorityLanguage Saterland Frisian
Germans relatedEthnicGroup Frisians
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Old Frisian ancestralTo Saterland Frisian
Middle Frisian hasDescendant Saterland Frisian
Saterland Frisian ethnicGroup Saterland Frisians
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Saterland Frisian alternativeName Seeltersk
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Saterland Frisian alternativeName Sater Frisian
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Saterland Frisian alternativeName Saterländisch-Friesisch
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Frisian languages hasSubdivision Saterland Frisian language
subject linked to: Frisian (partially)
linked to: Saterland Frisian
North Frisian closelyRelatedTo Saterland Frisian
Frisians speaks Saterland Frisian language
linked to: Saterland Frisian
West Frisian closelyRelatedTo Saterland Frisian
Saterland hasMinorityLanguage Saterland Frisian
Saterland knownFor Saterland Frisian language
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Saterland hasMinorityCommunity Saterland Frisians
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Saterland languageVariety Saterland Frisian
Saterland culturalInstitution Saterland Frisian cultural associations
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Ramsloh dialect subdivisionOf Saterland Frisian
Ramsloh dialect languageBranch East Frisian
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Ramsloh dialect partOf Saterland Frisian dialect continuum
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Scharrel dialect subdivisionOf Saterland Frisian
Scharrel dialect partOf Saterland Frisian language area
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Scharrel dialect languageBranch East Frisian
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Strücklingen dialect subdivisionOf Saterland Frisian
Strücklingen dialect usedBy Saterland Frisians
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Strücklingen dialect partOf Saterland Frisian dialect continuum
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Seelter Buund focusesOn Saterland Frisian language
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Seelter Buund languageOfWorkOrName Saterland Frisian
Seelter Buund associatedWith Saterland Frisian people
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Friesische Rundschau language Saterland Frisian
Friesische Rundschau primaryLanguage Saterland Frisian
Borkum regionalLanguage Saterland Frisian (historically in region)
linked to: Saterland Frisian
Leer (district) hasMinorityLanguage Saterland Frisian
Friesland district languageRegion Saterland Frisian