Terschelling Frisian, or ''Skylgersk'', is a
West Frisian language
West Frisian, or simply Frisian ( fy, link=no, Frysk or ; nl, Fries , also ), is a West Germanic language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland () in the north of the Netherlands, mostly by those of Frisian ancestry. It is the most wi ...
spoken on the island of
Terschelling
Terschelling (; fry, Skylge; Terschelling dialect: ''Schylge'') is a municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. It is situated between the islands of Vlieland and Ameland.
Wadden Islanders are kn ...
(''Skylge'') in the Netherlands. In the central stretch of the island a dialect of Dutch (''Midslands'') is spoken, but on the western and eastern ends of the island are spoken two Frisian dialects, known simply as ''Westersk'' ('Western') and ''Aastersk'' ('Eastern'), by about 800 and 400 people, respectively.
West Frisian language
Terschelling
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