Frisian

//ˈfɹɪʒ.ən//

"Frisian" in a Sentence (15 examples)

Butter, bread and green cheese; whoever can't say that is not an upright Frisian.

Every year, the organisation organises a number of meetings of volunteers who go door-to-door to sell Frisian books.

The Netherlands is called "Nederlân" in Frisian.

I'm learning Frisian.

My great-uncle speaks Frisian.

Frisian is my mother tongue.

West Frisian, Saterland Frisian and North Frisian are Frisian languages.

How did East Frisian tea culture come about? Presumably through the Netherlands' trade with its overseas colonies in East Asia.

I'm learning West Frisian.

Her first husband was Frisian, the second one is Moroccan.

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In the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands, a high percentage of the population, about 350000, speak Frisian as their first language.

This means that full competence in both Frisian and Dutch (ie understanding, speaking, reading and writing ability) is aimed at all pupils in the province, whether they speak Frisian or Dutch at home.

Many Frisians speak Frisian at home and Dutch at work.

King Hygelac of the Geats had been struck down by one might swipe of the foemen, the Frisians.

Because the instruction manual was Frisian, Yves couldn't read it.

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