Middle Frisian
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Middle Frisian is a historical West Germanic language stage spoken in the Frisian regions roughly between the 16th and 19th centuries, forming a key link between Old Frisian and modern Frisian varieties.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middle Frisian canonical | 3 |
| East Frisian Middle Frisian | 1 |
| Middle West Frisian | 1 |
| West Frisian Middle Frisian | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T188529 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Middle Frisian Context triple: [Anglo-Frisian dialects, hasPart, Middle Frisian]
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A.
Old Frisian
Old Frisian is an early medieval West Germanic language, ancestral to modern Frisian, once spoken along the North Sea coast in what is now the northern Netherlands and northwestern Germany.
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B.
Middle Dutch
Middle Dutch is the group of closely related West Germanic dialects spoken and written in the Low Countries roughly between 1150 and 1500, forming the historical linguistic stage between Old Dutch and modern Dutch.
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C.
Zeelandic
Zeelandic is a West Flemish–related regional language variety spoken in the Dutch province of Zeeland, known for its distinct phonology and vocabulary compared to standard Dutch.
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D.
Old Dutch
Old Dutch is the earliest recorded stage of the Dutch language, spoken in the Low Countries roughly between the 6th and 12th centuries and known from a small corpus of early medieval texts and inscriptions.
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E.
Limburgish (Dutch variety)
Limburgish (Dutch variety) is a group of closely related Low Franconian dialects spoken in the southeastern Netherlands, particularly in the province of Limburg, characterized by features that distinguish it from standard Dutch and neighboring German dialects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Middle Frisian Target entity description: Middle Frisian is a historical West Germanic language stage spoken in the Frisian regions roughly between the 16th and 19th centuries, forming a key link between Old Frisian and modern Frisian varieties.
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A.
Old Frisian
Old Frisian is an early medieval West Germanic language, ancestral to modern Frisian, once spoken along the North Sea coast in what is now the northern Netherlands and northwestern Germany.
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B.
Middle Dutch
Middle Dutch is the group of closely related West Germanic dialects spoken and written in the Low Countries roughly between 1150 and 1500, forming the historical linguistic stage between Old Dutch and modern Dutch.
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C.
Zeelandic
Zeelandic is a West Flemish–related regional language variety spoken in the Dutch province of Zeeland, known for its distinct phonology and vocabulary compared to standard Dutch.
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D.
Old Dutch
Old Dutch is the earliest recorded stage of the Dutch language, spoken in the Low Countries roughly between the 6th and 12th centuries and known from a small corpus of early medieval texts and inscriptions.
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E.
Limburgish (Dutch variety)
Limburgish (Dutch variety) is a group of closely related Low Franconian dialects spoken in the southeastern Netherlands, particularly in the province of Limburg, characterized by features that distinguish it from standard Dutch and neighboring German dialects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West Germanic language
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historical language ⓘ stage of Frisian language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Middle Dutch
ⓘ
Middle Low German ⓘ |
| endTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| era | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Frisian (partially)
ⓘ
surface form:
Modern Frisian
|
| follows | Old Frisian ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Middle Frisian
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle West Frisian
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| hasAncestor | Old Frisian ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
North Frisian
ⓘ
Saterland Frisian ⓘ West Frisian ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Middle Frisian
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
East Frisian Middle Frisian
North Frisian ⓘ
surface form:
North Frisian Middle Frisian
Middle Frisian self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
West Frisian Middle Frisian
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| hasFeature |
case distinctions
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grammatical gender ⓘ rich inflectional morphology ⓘ strong and weak verb classes ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Dutch
ⓘ
Low German ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Modern West Frisian orthography
ⓘ
Modern West Frisian vocabulary ⓘ |
| hasRole | link between Old Frisian and modern Frisian ⓘ |
| hasTimeSpan | circa 1500–1800 ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | historical language (no modern ISO 639-3 code) ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Frisian
ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European
West Germanic languages ⓘ
surface form:
West Germanic
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| partOf |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| sharesFeatureWith |
Old English
ⓘ
Old Saxon ⓘ |
| startTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Frisian (partially)
ⓘ
surface form:
Frisian language
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| typology | fusional language ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative records
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legal documents ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Dutch Republic
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Friesland ⓘ
surface form:
Frisia
Friesland ⓘ
surface form:
Frisian regions
Germany ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Germany
Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Netherlands
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| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
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Subject: Middle Frisian Description of subject: Middle Frisian is a historical West Germanic language stage spoken in the Frisian regions roughly between the 16th and 19th centuries, forming a key link between Old Frisian and modern Frisian varieties.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.