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West Frisian, or simply Frisian is spoken mostly in the province of Friesland (Fryslân) in the north of the Netherlands.
Here's how to write and pronounce the letters of the alphabet:
West Frisian[edit | edit source]
Letter | A a | B b | C c | D d | E e | F f | G g | H h | I/Y i/y | J j | K k | L l | M m | N n | O o | P p | R r | S s | T t | U u | V v | W w | X x | Z z |
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Name | aa | bee | see | dee | ee | ef | gee | haa | ii | jee | kaa | el | em | en | oo | pee | er | es | tee | uu | fee | wee | iks | set |
IPA | aː/a | b | x | d/r | eː/ɛ/ə | f | g/ɣ | h | ɪ/i/iː/ə | j | k | l/r | m | n | oː/o/ɔ | p | r | s | t | y/yː/ø/ə | v | v/f/w | ks | z |
Digraph | ch | ng | sj | zj |
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IPA | x | ŋ | sʲ | zʲ |