West Frisian language

West Frisian
Native speakers	470,000 (2001)
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Ingvaeonic Anglo-Frisian Frisian West Frisian
Official status
Official language in	Netherlands
Language codes
ISO 639-1	fy
ISO 639-2	fry
ISO 639-3	fry
ELP	West Frisian
Linguasphere	52-ACA-b
West Frisian   North Frisian   Saterland Frisian
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West Frisian (Frysk [fris(k)], Westerlauwersk Frysk; Dutch: Westerlauwers Fries [fris]) is a language that is mainly spoken in Friesland, Netherlands. As of 2005, 94% of the people in Friesland understand West Frisian, 74% can speak it, 75% can read it and 27% can write it.^[1]

1. ↑ Provinsje Fryslân (2007), Fluchhifking Fryske Taal.