Bökingharde Frisian (), also known as Mooring, is a

dialect The term dialect (from Latin , , from the Ancient Greek word , 'discourse', from , 'through' and , 'I speak') can refer to either of two distinctly different types of linguistic phenomena: One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a ...

of the North Frisian language spoken in

Niebüll Niebüll ( Mooring North Frisian: ''Naibel''; da, Nibøl) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast and the border with Denmark, approx. 35 km northwest of Husum. Inte ...

and the ''amt'' of

Bökingharde Bökingharde ( Mooring North Frisian: ''Böökinghiird''; ) was an '' amt'' (collective municipality) in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was situated on the North Sea coast, approx. 35 km northwest of Husum. ...

in the

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

region of

North Frisia North Frisia (; ; ) is the northernmost portion of Frisia, located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany between the rivers Eider and Wiedau. It also includes the North Frisian Islands and Heligoland. The region is traditionally inhabited by the Nort ...

. The dialect forms part of the mainland group of North Frisian dialects. The Mooring subdialects are spoken in the Risum Bog ( or ). Mooring is often used as a North Frisian lingua franca, especially on the internet, and there is a Mooring Frisian

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Risum-Lindholm Risum-Lindholm ( frr, Risem-Loonham) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Geography Location Risum-Lindholm lies about five kilometres southeast of Niebüll and six kilometres west of Leck on a ...

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