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In the case of Anglo-Frisian we can identify an initial stage with developments that were partly shared with some of the neighboring German dialects, a formative stage with monophthongization of *ai. to ā and fronting of *a. to . æ, followed by the early migration to southern England and continental Anglo-Frisian devel-
fry is ISO 639-2 and not ISO 639-5. The West Frisian languages are a group of closely related, though not mutually intelligible, Frisian languages of the Netherlands. Due to the marginalization of all but mainland West Frisian, they are often portrayed as dialects of a single language. (See that article for the history of the languages.)
The result is that Frisian now has a great deal in common with Dutch and the adjacent Low German dialects, bringing it into the West Germanic dialect continuum, whereas English has stronger North Germanic and non-Germanic influences than the languages on the mainland.
The Noordelijk Film Festival held annually in Leeuwarden frequently premieres Frisian-language productions. The film Nynke (2001) by Pieter Verhoeff, about the wife of Pieter Jelles Troelstra was a great box-ofice hit both at home and abroad. Previously, Verhoeff had already made the Frisian film De Dream (1985).
English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic invaders from various parts of what is now northwest Germany and the Netherlands. Initially, Old English was a diverse group of dialects, reflecting the varied origins of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England. One of these dialects ...
In West Friesland, West Frisian Dutch – a Hollandic dialect with strong Frisian influences – is spoken. East Frisia in Lower Saxony , Germany roughly corresponds to the historical regions of East Frisia ( Aurich , Leer , Wittmund and Emden ) and Oldenburger Friesland ( Friesland and Wilhelmshaven ), and the municipality of Saterland .
North Frisian is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia. [2] The language is part of the larger group of the West Germanic Frisian languages. The language comprises 10 dialects which are themselves divided into an insular and a mainland group. North Frisian is closely related to the Saterland Frisian ...
