Eiderstedt Frisian (german: Eiderstedter Friesisch, da, Ejderstedfrisisk) was a dialect of the
North Frisian language which was originally spoken on
Eiderstedt
Eiderstedt (german: Eiderstedt, ; da, Ejdersted; North Frisian: ''Ääderstää'') is a peninsula in the district of Nordfriesland in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Overview
It is approximately 30 km in length and 15& ...
, formerly part of the
Danish
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* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
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Duchy of Schleswig. The Frisian language became extinct on Eiderstedt in mid-18th-Century.
In contrast to the northern
hundreds, Eiderstedt was economically strong and wealthy and was oriented towards the southern, Low German parts of
Holstein
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. During the 16th century there was moreover a strong
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
immigration.
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.
Literature
* Dietrich Hofmann: ''Zum Eiderstedter Friesisch.'' In: ''Niederdeutsche Mitteilungen 14.'' S. 59–68.
* Nils Århammar: ''Das Nordfriesische im Sprachkontakt'' In: Horst Haider Munske (Hrsg.): ''Handbuch des Friesischen / Handbook of Frisian Studies.'' Tübingen 2001, , S. 328 f.
References
{{Frisian languages
North Frisian language
Extinct languages of Denmark
Extinct Germanic languages
Languages extinct in the 18th century