A member of the Frisian national party – Fryske Nasjonale Partij – has caused shockwaves by suggesting the party drop its Frisian-only language rule, the Leeuwarder Courant says on Thursday. The FNP ...

Google Translate will soon have as many as half a million Frisian words and expressions in its database, Omroep Friesland reports on Saturday. Hundreds of Frisians participated in the Friesian Google ...

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Multilingualism is a central topic in the world of language policy. Robert Heaney (BA French and Dutch) picked Dr Kristine Horner's module on this topic and discovered Frysk, one of the official ...

Known as Leeuwarden, Ljouwert and Liwwadden, along with hundreds of variants over the centuries, 2018’s European Capital of Culture is the world’s undisputed capital of place names. The historical ...

After being cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, Frisian Flag 2022 eventually took place, despite the current crisis in Ukraine. Frisian Flag is a large-scale exercise series organized, ...

Leeuwarden Air Base in The Netherlands is currently hosting the large-scale international exercise Frisian Flag 2019. Freelance photographer and reporter Edwin Schimmel visited Leeuwarden and here’s ...