Ethnic Groups and Languages
- Frisians, the medieval and modern ethnic group inhabiting Frisia, a region on the western coasts of Germany and the Netherlands
- Frisii, the ancient inhabitants of Frisia prior to 600 AD
- Frisian languages, including:
- West Frisian language, spoken in Friesland, Netherlands
- Saterland Frisian language, spoken in Lower Saxony, Germany
- North Frisian language, spoken in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Middle Frisian, spoken in Frisia from the 16th to 19th Century
- Old Frisian, spoken in Frisia from the 8th to 16th Century
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