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Dialect of the North Frisian language
Strand Frisian
RegionStrand island; later Nordstrand, Pellworm and Wyk auf Föhr
EthnicityNorth Frisians
Language familyIndo-European
Dialects
Language codes
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone

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.

History

The Frisian language became extinct on Nordstrand in the 17th century while it was spoken on Pellworm until the 18th century. After the 1634 flood, refugees from Strand brought their dialect to Wyk auf Föhr where it was spoken until the 19th century. It is still spoken as Halligen Frisian on the Halligen.

Notable works

The most notable piece of literature in Strand Frisian is a translation of Martin Luther's Small Catechism from the time before 1634. Other works include the "Yn Miren-Söngh" and "Yn Een-Söngh" by preacher Anton Heimreich (1626–1685) from Nordstrand. Knudt Andreas Frerks (1815–1899), a pastor from Wyk, wrote a translation of the Parable of the Prodigal Son in the Wyk North Frisian dialect.

References

  1. Ziesemer, Walther (1922). "Nordfriesischer Katechismus in Strander und Föhringer Mundart". Niederdeutsches Jahrbuch (in German). 48: 53–74.
  2. Wilts, Ommo (2001). "Die nordfriesische Literatur". In Munske, Horst Haider (ed.). Handbuch des Friesischen – Handbook of Frisian Studies (in German and English). Tübingen: Niemeyer. p. 406. ISBN 3-484-73048-X.
  3. M. Anton Heimreichs, weyl. Prediger auf der Insel Nordstrandisch-Mohr, nordfresische Chronik. Zum dritten Male mit den Zugaben des Verfassers und der Fortsetzung seines Sohnes, Heinrich Heimreich, auch einigen andern zur nordfresischen Geschichte gehörigen Nachrichten vermehrt herausgegeben von Dr. N. Falck, Professor des Rechts in Kiel. Tondern, 1819, erster Theil, p. 27–30

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Frisian languages
West Frisian
Westlauwers–
Terschellings
East Frisian
Ems
Weser
North Frisian
Mainland
Insular
Substratum dialects
Italics indicate extinct languages
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