Söl'ring is the dialect

Dialect

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 of the North Frisian language

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 on the island of Sylt

Sylt

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 in the German

Germany

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 region of North Frisia

North Frisia

North Frisia or Northern Friesland is the northernmost portion of Frisia, located primarily in Germany between the rivers Eider and Wiedau/Vidå. It includes a number of islands, e.g., Sylt, Föhr, Amrum, Nordstrand, and Heligoland.-History:...

. Söl'ring refers to the Söl'ring Frisian word for Sylt, Söl. Together with the Fering

Fering

Fering is the dialect of North Frisian spoken on the island of Föhr in the German region of North Frisia. Fering refers to the Fering Frisian name of Föhr, Feer...

, Öömrang

Öömrang

Öömrang is the dialect of the North Frisian language spoken on the island of Amrum in the German region of North Frisia. Öömrang refers to the Öömrang Frisian name of Amrum, Oomram. Together with the Fering, Söl'ring, and Heligolandic dialects, it forms part of the insular group of North Frisian...

, and Heligolandic

Heligolandic

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 dialects, it forms part of the insular group of North Frisian dialects. It differs from the other dialects because of its relatively strong Danish

Danish language

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 influence. Due to mass tourism

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 on Sylt, the dialect has been largely displaced by forms of German

German language

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 and Söl'ring is spoken only by a few hundred people, many of whom no longer reside on Sylt. Although it is taught in several primary schools

Primary education

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, its prospects for survival are unfavorable compared with other insular dialects.

Sample Text

Söl'ring	English
Üüs Söl’ring Lön’, dü best üüs helig; Dü blefst üüs ain, dü best üüs Lek! Din Wiis tö hual’en, sen wü welig; Di Söl’ring Spraak auriit wü ek. Wü bliiv me di ark Tir forbün’en, Sa lung üs wü üp Warel’ sen. Uk diar jaar Uuning bütlön’ fün’en, Ja leng dach altert tö di hen.	Our Sylter Land, you are to us holy; You are our own, you are our joy! Your old ways, to them we hold steadfastly; The Sylter tongue we shan't forget. We are forever to you bound, So long as on this Earth we live. And those who to the Mainland moved, For you they cannot help but yearn there.