Sylt Frisian, or ''Söl'ring'', is the

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of the North Frisian language spoken on the island of

Sylt Sylt (; da, Sild; Sylt North Frisian, Söl'ring North Frisian: ) is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, and well known for the distinctive shape of its shoreline. It belongs to the North Frisian ...

in the German region of

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. ''Söl'ring'' refers to the ''Söl'ring'' Frisian word for Sylt, ''Söl''. Together with the Fering, Öömrang, and

Heligolandic dialect Heligolandic (''Halunder'') is the dialect of the North Frisian language spoken on the German island of Heligoland in the North Sea. It is spoken today by some 500 of the island's 1,650 inhabitants and is also taught in schools. Heligolandic is ...

s, it forms part of the insular group of North Frisian dialects. It differs from the mainland dialects because of its relatively strong

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influence. Due to mass

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on Sylt, the dialect has been largely displaced by forms of German and ''Söl'ring'' is spoken only by a few hundred people, many of whom no longer reside on Sylt. Although it is taught in several

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, its prospects for survival are unfavorable compared with other insular dialects. An online dictionary is available for looking up German to ''Söl'ring'' translations and vice versa.

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External links

Sölring Online Dictionary (academic project)
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