Sylt Frisian, or ''Söl'ring'', is the
dialect
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of the
North Frisian language spoken on the island of
Sylt in the
German region of
North Frisia. ''Söl'ring'' refers to the ''Söl'ring'' Frisian word for Sylt, ''Söl''. Together with the
Fering,
Öömrang, and
Heligolandic dialects, it forms part of the insular group of North Frisian dialects. It differs from the mainland dialects because of its relatively strong
Danish influence. Due to mass
tourism
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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
primary schools, 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.
Sample text
See also
*
Jens Mungard
References
Further reading
* Boy P. Möller: Söl'ring Uurterbok, 308 S., Sändig Reprint (fan 1916), 1993
* Erk-Uwe Schrahé: Deutsch-Söl’ring. Wortliste zum Söl’ring Uurterbok von Boy P. Möller, 45 S., ain Forlach, Raantem 1990
* Birgit Kellner: ''Sölring Uurterbok. Wörterbuch der sylterfriesischen Sprache.'' 840 S., . Söl‘ring Foriining e.V., Kairem/Söl 2006 en 2017
* Hermann Schmidt: Wörterbuch Hochdeutsch/Sylterfriesisch, 64 S., Söl'ring Foriining 1972
* Hermann Schmidt: Wörterbuch der Sylterfrieischen Sprache, 88 S., Söl'ring Foriining 1969
* Nann Mungard: Ein Inselnordfriesisches Wörterbuch, I (aa – of), 150 S., Hermes, 1913, prentet 1974
* Tams Jörgensen: V. Tams Jörgensen: Snaak friisk/Interfriisk Lexikon, Verlag Nordfriisk Instituut, Bräist/Bredstedt 1981, eeđerprentet 1993 , 131 Siren
* Kurt Pohlmann: Spraakföörer Dütsk – Sölring – Weestfriisk, 48 S., Selbstverlag, 1976
External links
Sölring Online Dictionary (academic project)Podcast & Radio in North Frisian (incl. Söl'ring)Learn North Frisian (Söl'ring)
Learn Söl'ring 2.0
Sylt
North Frisian language
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