Saterland Frisian language

Saterland Frisian
Seeltersk
Native toGermany
RegionSaterland
EthnicitySaterland Frisians
Native speakers
2,000 (2015)[1]
Latin
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Germany
Regulated bySeelter Buund in Saterland/Seelterlound (unofficial)
Language codes
ISO 639-3stq
Glottologsate1242
ELPSaterfriesisch
Linguasphere52-ACA-ca[2]
Present-day distribution of the Frisian languages in Europe:
  Saterland Frisian
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Saterland Frisian, also known as Sater Frisian, Saterfrisian or Saterlandic (Seeltersk [ˈseːltɐsk]), spoken in the Saterland municipality of Lower Saxony in Germany, is the last living dialect of the East Frisian language. It is closely related to the other Frisian languages: North Frisian, spoken in Germany as well, and West Frisian, spoken in the Dutch province of Friesland.

  1. ^ Saterland Frisian at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018) Closed access icon
  2. ^ "r-s" (PDF). The Linguasphere Register. p. 252. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

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