In addition to Frisian and Dutch, a sort of hybrid language is spoken, particularly in towns and cities; this is a language that chiefly uses Dutch words but with a Frisian sound. These Stadsfries dialects can be heard in Leeuwarden, Dokkum, Bolsward, Sneek, Harlingen and Franeker. The dialects sometimes differ slightly from one another. Stadsfries […]
Frisian dates back as far as the Early Middle Ages. It began to become a language distinct from other North Sea Germanic languages, such as Old English.