L i n g u i s t i c a l l y b e t w e e n D u t c h a n d E n g l i s h . N o t i n t e l l i g i b l e w i t h E a s t e r n a n d N o r t h e r n F r i s i a n o f G e r m a n y ( E . M a t t e s o n S I L 1 9 7 8 ) . 7 1 % l e x i c a l s i m i l a r i t y w i t h S t a n d a r d G e r m a n , 6 1 % w i t h E n g l i s h , 7 4 % w i t h E a s t e r n F r i s i a n . M o s t s p e a k e r s a r e b i l i n g u a l i n D u t c h . O v e r 7 0 % o f t h o s e i n F r i e s l a n d s t i l l s p e a k W e s t e r n F r i s i a n . T o w n F r i s i a n i s a m i x e d l a n g u a g e . N a t i o n a l l a n g u a g e . L i t e r a c y r a t e i n f i r s t l a n g u a g e : S p e a k e r s n o t g e n e r a l l y l i t e r a t e i n F r i s i a n . B i l i n g u a l e d u c a t i o n i s c o m p u l s o r y i n F r i e s l a n d b u t s p e a k e r s a r e n o t g e n e r a l l y l i t e r a t e i n F r i s i a n . H a s a n o f f i c i a l o r t h o g r a p h y i n t h e N e t h e r l a n d s . B i b l e 1 9 4 3 - 1 9 7 8 .
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Page content and conjugations based
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