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The Anglo-Frisian languages are the Anglic ( English, Scots, Fingallian †, and Yola †) and Frisian ( North Frisian, East Frisian, and West Frisian) varieties of the West Germanic languages . The Anglo-Frisian languages are distinct from other West Germanic languages due to several sound changes: besides the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law ...
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The Frisian languages, which together with the Anglic languages form the Anglo-Frisian languages, are the closest living relatives of English. Low German/Low Saxon is also closely related, and sometimes English, the Frisian languages, and Low German are grouped together as the North Sea Germanic languages, though this grouping remains debated.
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The Anglo-Frisian languages are the Anglic ( English, Scots, Fingallian †, and Yola †) and Frisian ( North Frisian, East Frisian, and West Frisian) varieties of the West Germanic languages. Approximate present day distribution of the Anglo-Frisian languages in Europe. Hatched areas indicate where multilingualism is common.
English is by far the most-spoken West Germanic language, with more than 1 billion speakers worldwide. Within Europe, the three most prevalent West Germanic languages are English, German, and Dutch. Frisian, spoken by about 450,000 people, constitutes a fourth distinct variety of West Germanic. The language family also includes Afrikaans ...
