Frisian as a dialect? I was told by my German Dialects professor that it was it's own separate language; or at the very least a dialect of Dutch rather than German.chrissi1980 hat geschrieben: Yeah Frisian is quite interesting I heard it once, but it sounds like a foreign language. To my mind you should be born as an Frisian then you can understand what they say.
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Yes the description is correct. For us in the north is Frisian a dialect but that's not the correct description. People who speak Frisian are able to understand the Dutch people. I think that's the better explanation.Arminius hat geschrieben:Frisian as a dialect? I was told by my German Dialects professor that it was it's own separate language; or at the very least a dialect of Dutch rather than German.chrissi1980 hat geschrieben: Yeah Frisian is quite interesting I heard it once, but it sounds like a foreign language. To my mind you should be born as an Frisian then you can understand what they say.
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That's funny... I didn't think anyone was able to understand the Dutch.chrissi1980 hat geschrieben: People who speak Frisian are able to understand the Dutch people. I think that's the better explanation.
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Anyone? I think that's a bit to much. As far as I know the Frisian people can understand Dutch, but the rest of us here in Hamburg... We can't understand Frisian and Dutch people. We're a little helpless in that case.Arminius hat geschrieben:That's funny... I didn't think anyone was able to understand the Dutch.chrissi1980 hat geschrieben: People who speak Frisian are able to understand the Dutch people. I think that's the better explanation.
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