Saterland Frisian language

Saterland Frisian
Saterland Frisian
Seeltersk
Native to	Germany
Region	Saterland
Ethnicity	Saterland Frisians
Native speakers	2,000 (2015)
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic North Sea Germanic Anglo-Frisian Frisian East Frisian Saterland Frisian; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Germany
Regulated by	Seelter Buund in Saterland/Seelterlound (unofficial)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	stq
Glottolog	sate1242
ELP	Saterfriesisch
Linguasphere	52-ACA-ca
	Present-day distribution of the Frisian languages in Europe: West Frisian North Frisian Saterland Frisian

Saterland Frisian, also known as Sater Frisian, Saterfrisian or Saterlandic (Seeltersk [ˈseːltɐsk]), is the last living dialect of the East Frisian language. It is closely related to the other Frisian languages: North Frisian, spoken in Germany as well, and West Frisian, spoken in the Dutch province of Friesland.

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