Stellingwarfs dialect
Westphalian dialect spoken in Friesland
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Stellingwarfs (Dutch: Stellingwerfs) is a Westphalian[citation needed] and Friso-Saxon[citation needed] dialect spoken in Ooststellingwerf and Weststellingwerf in the Dutch province of Friesland, and also in Steenwijkerland and Westerveld in the Dutch province of Overijssel and Drenthe.
NativetoNetherlands
RegionNortheast, Stellingwerven region, Friesland province. Centers are Oosterwolde and Wolvega.
Native speakers
5,000 (2016)[1]| Stellingwarfs | |
|---|---|
| Stellingwarfs, Stellingwerf, Stellingwerfs | |
| Native to | Netherlands |
| Region | Northeast, Stellingwerven region, Friesland province. Centers are Oosterwolde and Wolvega. |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2016)[1] |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Netherlands - Recognized by the government in 1996 as being part of Low Saxon [nds].[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | stl |
| Glottolog | stel1238 |
Like Het Bildt and Leeuwarden, Weststellingwerf and Ooststellingwerf are among the municipalities of Friesland where West Frisian is not spoken.
The language was identified by the government of the Netherlands in 1996 within Low Saxon.[1]
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