West Frisian

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

West Frisian ( Frysk) is a Language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland ( Fryslân) in the north of the Netherlands. This article is about the dialect as spoken in the north of North Holland the Netherlands West Frisian (Westfries was a language which was spoken in the historical region West Friesland.

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-proper noun

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)
(Netherlands) the West Frisian dialect of Dutch dialect spoken in the province of North Holland, related to West Frisian language

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