Strand Frisian

Strand Frisian
Strand Frisian
Region	Strand island; later Nordstrand, Pellworm and Wyk auf Föhr
Ethnicity	North Frisians
Extinct	19th century; derivative dialect Halligen Frisian still spoken today
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic North Sea Germanic Anglo-Frisian Frisian North Frisian Mainland Strand Frisian; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Halligen Frisian;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None

Strand Frisian was a dialect of the North Frisian language which was originally spoken on Strand island, Duchy of Schleswig. Strand was destroyed in the Burchardi flood of 1634 with its remnants forming the islands Pellworm and Nordstrand which are now part of Germany. Strand Frisian is counted among the mainland group of North Frisian dialects.

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