West Frisian

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:language
gptkbp:cultural_events celebrates Frisian language day
gptkbp:cultural_significance important for Frisian identity
gptkbp:education taught in schools in Friesland
gptkbp:family gptkb:West_Germanic_languages
gptkbp:formulation SVO (Subject-Verb-Object) order
has a complex system of inflection
gptkbp:has_cognates gptkb:Dutch
gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:has_dialects gptkb:Saterland_Frisian
gptkb:North_Frisian
gptkbp:has_language has loanwords from Dutch
has loanwords from German
shares many cognates with English
gptkbp:has_lore rich in folklore and traditions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label West Frisian
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Dutch
gptkb:German
gptkbp:iso639-3 fy
fry
gptkbp:language gptkb:Indo-European
used in literature
used in academic research
used in educational materials
used in community events
used in public signage
used in storytelling
used in social media
used in poetry
used in translations
used in family settings
fy-NL
used in online forums
used in local government
used in cultural institutions
used in community radio
protected by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
used in local news outlets
used in theater performances
gptkbp:language_of_instruction available resources for learners
gptkbp:language_revitalization ongoing efforts
gptkbp:language_spoken approximately 400,000
gptkbp:media has radio and television broadcasts
gptkbp:music has traditional Frisian music
gptkbp:narrative_style developed in the 19th century
gptkbp:notable_speakers approximately 500,000
gptkbp:orthography standardized in the 20th century
gptkbp:polyphony features a rich vowel system
gptkbp:region gptkb:Friesland
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Frisian_languages
gptkbp:script Latin script
gptkbp:spoken_in gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:status official language
official language in Friesland
gptkbp:writings has a growing body of literature
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frisian_languages
gptkb:Frisians
gptkb:Frisian
gptkb:Freikorps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5