Frisian closest to English language

24 December 2008 - 02:00
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A language called Frisian, which few people have ever heard of, is probably the language closest to English. It is spoken in the region of Friesland and in the Frisian Islands, a province of the Netherlands. Frisian, which is a dialect of Dutch, belongs to a group of languages called Low German that also includes Dutch and English. - bigsiteofamazingfacts.com; wisegeek.com; eurolang.planc.co.uk

A language called Frisian, which few people have ever heard of, is probably the language closest to English. It is spoken in the region of Friesland and in the Frisian Islands, a province of the Netherlands. Frisian, which is a dialect of Dutch, belongs to a group of languages called Low German that also includes Dutch and English. - bigsiteofamazingfacts.com; wisegeek.com; eurolang.planc.co.uk