Karrharde Frisian
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Karrharde Frisian is a dialect of the North Frisian language
spoken in the municipalities of Stedesand
and Enge-Sande
in the German Amt of Südtondern
(formerly Karrharde
) in the district of Nordfriesland
, Schleswig-Holstein
. It is a mainland dialect of North Frisian. The language is in danger of extinction, having a dwindling number of native speakers and no formal schooling offered to educate younger speakers.
North Frisian language
North Frisian 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.-Classification:...
spoken in the municipalities of Stedesand
Stedesand
Stedesand is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
and Enge-Sande
Enge-Sande
Enge-Sande is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
in the German Amt of Südtondern
Südtondern
Südtondern is an Amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-History:Its seat is in Niebüll...
(formerly Karrharde
Karrharde
Karrharde was an amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was situated on the border with Denmark, approx. 35 km north of Husum, and 25 km west of Flensburg. Its seat was in Leck, itself not part of the amt...
) in the district of Nordfriesland
Nordfriesland
Nordfriesland, English "Northern Friesland" or "North Frisia", is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It includes almost all of traditional North Frisia along with adjacent areas to the east and south and is bounded by the districts of Schleswig-Flensburg and Dithmarschen, the North Sea and...
, Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
. It is a mainland dialect of North Frisian. The language is in danger of extinction, having a dwindling number of native speakers and no formal schooling offered to educate younger speakers.