Strand Frisian was a dialect of the

North Frisian language North Frisian (''nordfriisk'') is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia. The language is part of the larger group of the West Germanic Frisian languages. The language comprises 10 dialects which are them ...

which was originally spoken on Strand island,

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. 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. Like the now extinct Wyk dialect, the

Halligen Frisian Halligen Frisian ( frr, Halifreesk) is the dialect of the North Frisian language North Frisian (''nordfriisk'') is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia. The language is part of the larger group of th ...

can be seen as a continuation of the former Strand Frisian.

Notable works

The most notable piece of literature in Strand Frisian is a translation of

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's '' Small Catechism'' from the time before 1634. Other works include the "Yn Miren-Söngh" Morning Songand "Yn Een-Söngh"

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by preacher Anton Heimreich (1626–1685) from Nordstrand.''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 Knudt Andreas Frerks (1815–1899), a pastor from Wyk, wrote a translation of the

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in the Wyk North Frisian dialect.

References

Sources

* * The first part of this is ''1. Nordstrander Sprachproben'' on pp. 1–4. {{Frisian languages North Frisian language Languages of Denmark Extinct languages Extinct languages of Europe Extinct languages of Denmark Extinct Germanic languages Languages extinct in the 19th century North Frisian Islands