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Language code: frs

Technical information about ISO 639 language code frs

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The table below provides technical details for the Eastern Frisian language, designated by the frs code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

frs

Name

Eastern Frisian

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
RamslohScharrelStrücklingen
Related languages
West FrisianNorth FrisianDutchLow German
Key facts
Descends from the historical Frisian continuum once stretching along the German North Sea coastPreserves several archaic Old Frisian phonological features absent in other modern Frisian tonguesSpoken by fewer than 2,000 people, ranking it among the most endangered Germanic languagesRetains three grammatical genders and a reduced but still functional case system in pronounsModern vocabulary shows extensive borrowing from neighboring Low Saxon varieties.
Sample phrase

Hailo, hoo gei et?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Eastern Frisian language, identified by the code frs, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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