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==Geographic distribution==
==Geographic distribution==
Some{{who|date=June 2012}} include [[Veenkoloniaals]] within Stellingwarfs; Veenkoloniaals is spoken in the village of [[Noordwolde, Friesland]].
Some{{who|date=June 2012}} include {{ill|Veenkoloniaals|nl}} within Stellingwarfs; Veenkoloniaals is spoken in the village of [[Noordwolde, Friesland]].


===Official status===
===Official status===

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Stellingwarfs
Stellingwarfs, Stellingwerf
Native toNetherlands
RegionNortheast, Stellingwerven region, Friesland Province. Centers are Oosterwolde and Wolvega.
Official status
Official language in
Netherlands - Recognized by the government in 1996 (being part of Low Saxon).[1]
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, and also in Steenwijkerland in the Dutch province of Overijssel.

Geographic distribution

Some[who?] include Veenkoloniaals [nl] 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 Saxon).[2]

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