Word "flag" in Frisian (Saterland)

Last modified: 2016-03-24 by antónio martins
Keywords: flaage | foone |
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According to this very long on line document the Sealter Frisian translation to German "die Fahne" would be "ju Foone", and "die Flagge" would be "ju Flaage". My Sealtersk is not good enough to tell you whether usage matches the German.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 15 Aug 2007

Word " Flaage "

Word:

Flaage

Script:

Latin

Etym. family:

*flag

External links:

• Listed in the English Wikitionary

Sater Frisian, Seelters, uses the German capitalisation, so with "flag" being a noun, it's capitalised as "Flaage".
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 23 Mar 2016

Word " Foone " (="banner")

Word:

Foone

Script:

Latin

Etym. family:

*fan-

Meaning:

banner

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