West Frisian language

West Germanic language spoken in Friesland West FrisianFrisianWest Lauwers FrisianFryskWesterlauwersk FryskPronunciation[frisk], [ˈʋɛstr̩ˌlɔu.əs(k) ˈfrisk]Native toNetherlandsRegionFrieslandEthnicityWest FrisiansNative speakers(470,000 cited 2001 census)Language familyIndo-European GermanicWest GermanicNorth Sea GermanicAnglo-Frisian?FrisianWest FrisianWestlauwers–TerschellingsWest FrisianWriting system Latin (West Frisian alphabet) Official statusOfficial language inNetherlands Friesland Regulated byFryske AkademyLanguage codesISO 639-1fyISO 639-2fryISO 639-3fryGlottologwest2354ELPWest FrisianLinguasphere52-ACA-bPresent-day distribution West Frisian languages, in the NetherlandsFrisian is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. West Frisian (Westerlauwersk Frysk; Dutch: Westerlauwers Fries),[needs IPA] or simply Frisian (Frysk [frisk]; Dutch: Fries [fris]), is a West Germanic language spoken mostly in the province of F