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Locale Fy 001

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Use when working with the Frisian locale (`fy-001`) — its endonym Frysk, Latin script, left-to-right (LTR) direction, or spoken-population data. Reference data and translation guidance (register, grammar, idiom, typography) for this specific locale; see [[locale]] for general i18n/l10n concepts (BCP 47, plural rules, RTL) that apply across all locales.

Reference data for the Frisian locale — endonym Frysk, written in the Latin script, left-to-right (LTR).

Identifiers

  • BCP 47 tag: fy-001
  • ISO 639-1: fy
  • ISO 639-3: fry
  • Script: Latn (Latin)
  • Region: 001 (World)
  • Text direction: ltr — left-to-right (LTR)

Speakers (approximate)

  • L1 (native): 450,000
  • L2 (additional): 100,000
  • L1+L2 (total): 550,000

Regional variants

This is the base/macro locale for Frisian. Region-specific variants in this dataset:

Pluralization

CLDR plural categories for this locale: one, other (2 forms).

  • one — i = 1 and v = 0 (e.g. 1)
  • other — everything else (e.g. 0, 2~16, 100, 1000, …)

See Unicode Messageformat for writing plural messages using these categories.

Translating into this locale

West Frisian (Frysk) is a West Germanic language spoken in Fryslân, the Netherlands, and is the language closest to English among the Germanic languages. It is a co-official language in the province, with norms set by the Fryske Akademy and the Provinsje Fryslân. Translate into Frisian directly, not through Dutch.

Translate ideas, not words.

  • Dutch calques are the main risk: Frisian is heavily influenced by Dutch. Use Frisian vocabulary and spelling, and check each word against the Frisian dictionary.
  • Re-express idioms by meaning.

Grammar.

  • Two genders (common and neuter), a definite article "de" and "it", and diminutive forms in -ke, -tsje, -je.
  • Verb is second in main clauses; the standard word order resembles Dutch.

Register.

  • "Do" is the informal singular, "jo" the polite form and plural. Public text uses "jo".

Orthography and typography.

  • The official spelling is set by the Fryske Akademy; the circumflex vowels (â, ê, ô, û, ú) are part of Frisian spelling and should not be dropped.
  • Formats follow the Netherlands: euro, day-month-year, decimal comma.

Common pitfalls

  • Using Dutch spellings or words in Frisian text.
  • Dropping the circumflex.
  • Using "jo" and "do" inconsistently.

Learn more

  • Locale for BCP 47 identifiers, locale-sensitive formatting, pluralization, and text-direction concepts that apply across all locales.
  • Unicode Messageformat for writing plural/selection messages correctly for this locale's grammar.
  • Fryske Akademy (https://www.fryske-akademy.nl)
  • Taalweb Frysk (https://taalweb.frl)

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