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Which European language am I reading (jlai.lu)

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[-] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 10 points 3 months ago

I don't know who they are but I like Frysk's flag.

[-] hyves@feddit.nl 11 points 3 months ago

Frisia! It's a province of the Netherlands and I think their language is the closest one to English

[-] 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 months ago

Closest to Anglic languages (English, Scots & I think some creoles?) in terms of ancestry - I think Danish is actually the closest to English due to the influence of old norse on English though? Or it could just be coincidence in how they evolved?, and part of the Anglo-Frisian family which means it's pretty closely related

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If you like the West Frisian flag wait until you see North Frisia's coat of arms. That's a pot of (red?) grit there, and the motto is "Better dead than slave". Just don't try to conquer them and they're perfectly pleasant to be around with and share a state with, rather cooking grit than looking for trouble. (Not identical to the coat of the district of Nordfriesland, that's quite a bit more territory than North Frisia proper).