This video is all about FRISIAN, a close relative of the English language.

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Special thanks to Auke de Haan from http://learnfrisian.com (Instagram: learnfrisian) for his West Frisian audio samples, and for answering all my crazy questions.

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Music:
“Actually Like” by Twin Musicom.
Outro: “The Jazz Piano” by Bensound.com

The following images were used under Creative Commons Sharealike license:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_provinces_Netherlands-en.svg. Author: alphathon.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NordfriesischeDialekte.png. Author: Onno Gabriel.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frisian_languages_in_Europe.svg. Authors: ArnoldPlaton, Hayden120.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Friesengebiet.png. Authors: Temmo Bosse, Karte ohne Beschriftung.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frise_langue_frisonne_2011.png. Author: Semoziade.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gysbert_Japix_portrait_by_Matthijs_Harings.tif. Authors: Fries Museum, Leeuwarden; Collectie Het Koninklijk Fries Genootschap.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anglo-Frisian_distribution_map.svg. Author: Alphathon.

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00:00 The relationship between English and Frisian
01:06 Varieties of Frisian
01:55 A brief history of the Frisian language
03:45 Everyday phrases
04:26 Breaking down Frisian sentences
11:21 Final comments
11:44 The Question of the Day
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