Frisian

group of Germanic languages
Language language_family Q25325
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Frisian

Summary

Frisian is a language family[1]. Frisian ranks in the top 2% of language_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (840 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Frisian is in the country of Netherlands[3].
  • Frisian is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Frisian is in the country of Denmark[5].
  • Frisian's instance of is recorded as language family[6].
  • Frisian is a type of Anglo-Frisian[7].
  • Frisian is a type of North Sea Germanic[8].
  • Frisian's writing system is recorded as Latin script[9].
  • Frisian's Commons category is recorded as Frisian language[10].
  • Frisian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Frisian languages[11].
  • Frisian's language regulatory body is recorded as Fryske Akademy[12].
  • Frisian's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+480000'}[13].
  • Frisian's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+612000'}[14].
  • Frisian's facet of is recorded as Q132240406[15].
  • Frisian's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[16].
  • Frisian's topic has template is recorded as Template:Frisian languages[17].
  • Frisian's studied by is recorded as Frisian studies[18].
  • Frisian's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133098621[19].
  • Frisian's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q25930045[20].
  • Frisian's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q110737009[21].
  • Frisian's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 2 Provincial[22].
  • Frisian's model item is recorded as West Frisian[23].
  • Frisian's model item is recorded as East Frisian[24].
  • Frisian's model item is recorded as North Frisian[25].
  • Frisian's category for films in this language is recorded as Category:Frisian-language films[26].
  • Frisian's related category is recorded as Category:Frisian pronunciation[27].

Why It Matters

Frisian ranks in the top 2% of language_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (840 views/month).[2] Frisian has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Frisian is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of language family
    Country Netherlands, Germany, Denmark
    Number of speakers, writers, or signers {'amount': '+480000'}, {'amount': '+612000'}
    Ethnologue language status 2 Provincial
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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