Stellingwarfs dialect
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| Stellingwarfs | |
|---|---|
| Stellingwarfs, Stellingwerf | |
| Native to | Netherlands |
| Region | Northeast, Stellingwerven region, Friesland Province. Centers are Oosterwolde and Wolvega. |
Native speakers | [1] |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Netherlands
- Recognized by the government in 1996 (being part of Low Saxonian).[2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | stl |
| Glottolog | stel1238 |
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 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 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.
External links (in Stellingwarfs)
References
- ^ Stellingwarfs at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ http://archive.ethnologue.com/16/show_language.asp?code=stl
- ^ http://archive.ethnologue.com/16/show_language.asp?code=stl
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