Frisian languages, spoken by approximately 480,000 people, are primarily used in the Netherlands and parts of Germany. As part of the Indo-European language family, Frisian is very closely related to English and uses the Latin alphabet. Its free word order and rich vowel system make it phonetically distinctive. Frisian culture celebrates a vibrant tradition of poetry, storytelling, and regional festivals, keeping its linguistic heritage alive amidst pressures from larger languages like Dutch and German. (We used Standard West Frisian as a grammatical reference).
Stats
Language Family: Indo-European
Writing System: Latin
Writing System Type: Alphabet
Writing Direction: Left to Right
Tones / Pitch Accent: None
Morphology: Fusional
Cases: 0
Grammatical Gender / Noun Class: 2
Number of Verb Tenses: 2
Word Order: Free
Number of Vowels (Monophthongs): 19
Number of Consonants: 20
Areas Where Spoken
Germany (0.01%) (12 k)
Netherlands (2.6%) (470 k)