Eiderstedt Frisian Explained

Eiderstedt Frisian
Nativename:Eidersteder Friesisch / Ejderstedfrisisk
Ethnicity:North Frisians
Extinct:18th century
Familycolor:Indo-European
Fam2:Germanic
Fam3:West Germanic
Fam4:North Sea Germanic
Fam5:Anglo-Frisian
Fam6:Frisian
Fam7:North Frisian
Isoexception:dialect
Glotto:none

Eiderstedt Frisian (German: Eiderstedter Friesisch, Danish: Ejderstedfrisisk) was a dialect of the North Frisian language which was originally spoken on Eiderstedt, formerly part of the Danish Duchy of Schleswig. The Frisian language became extinct on Eiderstedt in mid-18th century.[1]

In contrast to the northern hundreds, Eiderstedt was economically strong and wealthy and was oriented towards the southern, Low German parts of Holstein. During the 16th century there was moreover a strong Dutch immigration.[2]

Eiderstedt Frisian is attributed to the insular dialects, but there are also characteristics of the mainland dialects. The difference between the insular and the mainland dialects dates back to the Frisian immigrants during several different centuries.

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Notes and References

  1. Ove . Rogby . Niederdeutsch auf friesischem Substrat . Studia Germanistica Upsaliensia . 1967 . 5 . 19 . de.
  2. Web site: Holländer . Thomas . Steensen . de . Geschichte in Schleswig-Holstein . Gesellschaft für Schleswig-Holsteinische Geschichte . 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150118061709/http://www.geschichte-s-h.de/vonabisz/hollaender.htm . 2015-01-18 .