Saterland Frisian language

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Saterland Frisian
Seeltersk
Native toGermany
RegionSaterland
EthnicitySaterland Frisians
Native speakers
2,000 (2015)[1]
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 is a language that is mostly spoken in the Saterland region of Germany. It uses the Latin alphabet like other Frisian languages. It is rarely spoken as its native speakers are very old.

References[change | change source]

  1. Saterland Frisian at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)
  2. "s" (PDF). The Linguasphere Register. p. 252. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2013.