West Frisianとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

West Frisian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Friesland.
2. (in the Netherlands) Of or pertaining to West Friesland.

名詞

West Frisian (plural West Frisians)

1. An inhabitant of this region.

固有名詞

West Frisian

1. A language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands; one of the Frisian languages (or language varieties).

   Synonym: Western Frisian

2. (in the Netherlands) A Dutch dialect spoken in West Friesland in the province of North Holland, historically influenced by Frisian.

使用する際の注意点

• The lects West Frisian, East Frisian and North Frisian are sometimes considered dialects of a single Frisian language, but more often they are considered a group of three independent languages.

参考

• Wiktionary’s coverage of West Frisian terms
• Appendix:West Frisian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in West Frisian

Further reading

• ISO 639-1 code fy, ISO 639-3 code fry (SIL)