Glottolog stel1238 | ISO 639-3 stl | |
Language family Indo-EuropeanGermanicWest GermanicLow SaxonDutch Low SaxonStellingwarfs Official language in Netherlands- Recognized by the government in 1996 (being part of Low Saxonian). | ||
Stellingwarfs (Dutch: Stellingwerfs) is the form of Dutch Low Saxon spoken in Ooststellingwerf and Weststellingwerf in the Dutch province of Friesland, and also in Steenwijkerland in the Dutch province of Overijssel.
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Geographic distribution
Some include Veenkoloniaals within Stellingwarfs; Veenkoloniaals is spoken in the village of Noordwolde, Friesland.
Official status
The language was recognized by the government of the Netherlands in 1996 (as being part of Low Saxonian).
Classification
Stellingwarfs is easily intelligible for many Dutch people. There is modern literature in Stellingwarfs.
Like Het Bildt and Leeuwarden, Weststellingwerf and Ooststellingwerf are among the municipalities of Friesland where West Frisian is not spoken.
References
Stellingwarfs dialect Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA