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Stellingwarfs
Stellingwarfs, Stellingwerf
Native toNetherlands
RegionNortheast, Stellingwerven region, Friesland Province. Centers are Oosterwolde and Wolvega.
Native speakers
[1]
Official status
Official language in
 The Netherlands - Recognized by the government in 1996 (being part of Low Saxonian).[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3stl
Glottologstel1238

Stellingwarfs (Template:Lang-nl) is the form of Dutch Low Saxon spoken in Ooststellingwerf and Weststellingwerf in the Dutch province of Friesland.

Geographic distribution

Some[who?] 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).[3]

Classification

Stellingwarfs is easily intelligible for many Netherlanders. There is a 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