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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, which is ...
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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 Frisian languages, which together with the Anglic languages form the Anglo-Frisian languages, are the closest living relatives of English.
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Due to specific similarities between early English and Old Frisian, an Anglo-Frisian grouping is also identified, although it does not necessarily represent a node in the family tree. These dialects had most of the typical West Germanic features, including a significant amount of grammatical inflection.
The Anglo-Frisian languages underwent a sound change in their development from Proto-West-Germanic by which ā [ɑː], unless followed by /n, m/ or nasalized, was fronted to ǣ [æː]. This was similar to the later process affecting short a , which is known as Anglo-Frisian brightening or First Fronting (see below ).
