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The West Frisian can mean:

• West Frisian language, the language spoken in the Friesland province of the Netherlands
• West Frisian (dialect), the Hollandic Dutch dialect spoken in the North Holland province of the Netherlands
• West Frisian (language), a language that used to be spoken in the North Holland province of the Netherlands, possibly a precursor of the current West Frisian dialect

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English

West Frisian edition of Wiktionary

Proper noun

West Frisian

1. a language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands; West Lauwers Frisian, one of the three West Frisian languages (or language varieties)
2. (Netherlands) the West Frisian dialect of Dutch dialect spoken in the province of North Holland, related to West Frisian language

Usage notes

Some linguists consider West Frisian, Saterland Frisian, and North Frisian to be varieties of a single language called “Frisian”. Other linguists and the speakers consider them to be separate languages in a language group called “Frisian”.

Translations

Please distinguish between the Frisian language group, the West Frisian language (sometimes known as "Frisian"), and the West Frisian dialect.

• French: frison m.
• Icelandic: frísneska f.
• Spanish: frisón m.
• Swedish: frisiska c.

See also

• West Frisian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:West Frisian language
• ISO 639-1 code fy, ISO 639-3 code fry (SIL)