North Frisian

minority languages of Germany, spoken mostly by people in North Frisia
Intangible natural_language Q28224
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North Frisian

Summary

North Frisian is a natural language[1]. It draws 1,123 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #161 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • North Frisian is in the country of Germany[3].
  • North Frisian's instance of is recorded as natural language[4].
  • North Frisian's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
  • North Frisian is a type of Frisian[6].
  • North Frisian's writing system is recorded as Latin script[7].
  • North Frisian's Commons category is recorded as North Frisian language[8].
  • North Frisian's Wikimedia language code is recorded as frr[9].
  • North Frisian's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.63333333333333, 'lon': 8.583333333333334}[10].
  • North Frisian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:North Frisian language[11].
  • North Frisian's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+10000'}[12].
  • North Frisian's described by source is recorded as Dialekte und Sprachen[13].
  • North Frisian's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'frr', 'text': 'Nuurdfresk'}[14].
  • North Frisian's UNESCO language status is recorded as 4 severely endangered[15].
  • North Frisian's history of topic is recorded as Q13137890[16].
  • North Frisian's indigenous to is recorded as Pellworm[17].
  • North Frisian's indigenous to is recorded as Halligen[18].
  • North Frisian's indigenous to is recorded as Heligoland[19].
  • North Frisian's indigenous to is recorded as Sylt[20].
  • North Frisian's indigenous to is recorded as Föhr[21].
  • North Frisian's indigenous to is recorded as Amrum[22].
  • North Frisian's indigenous to is recorded as Schleswig-Holstein[23].
  • North Frisian's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/FRR[24].
  • North Frisian's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q1942399[25].
  • North Frisian's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q1942138[26].
  • North Frisian's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 7 Shifting[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[4] and modern language[5]. North Frisian is a type of Frisian[6].

Why It Matters

North Frisian draws 1,123 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #161 of 734).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Red Book of Endangered Languages. Retrieved . unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: 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. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Permanent duplicated item Q1942399, Q1942138
    Country Germany
    Coordinates
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