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Stellingwarfs (Dutch: Stellingwerfs) is a Westphalian and Friso-Saxon dialect spoken in Ooststellingwerf and Weststellingwerf in the Dutch province of Friesland, and also in Steenwijkerland and Westerveld in the Dutch province of Overijssel and Drenthe.

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Stellingwarfs
Stellingwarfs, Stellingwerf, Stellingwerfs
Native to	Netherlands
Region	Northeast, Stellingwerven region, Friesland province. Centers are Oosterwolde and Wolvega.
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic North Sea Germanic Low Saxon Westphalian Stellingwarfs
Official status
Official language in	Netherlands - Recognized by the government in 1996 as being part of Low Saxon [nds].[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3	stl
Glottolog	stel1238

Like Het Bildt and Leeuwarden, Weststellingwerf and Ooststellingwerf are among the municipalities of Friesland where West Frisian is not spoken.

The language was identified by the government of the Netherlands in 1996 within Low Saxon.[1]

References

Stellingwarfs dialect test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator

External links

• Stichting Stellingwarver Schrieversronte
• Alphabet and pronunciation

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