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Frisia
is an area along the coast of the
North Sea
.
Frisians
live in this area. After
Wijerd Jelckama
and
Pier Gerlofs Donia
lost a rebellion against the Burgundians and the Saxons, Frisia lost its independence. Less than a century later, parts of Frisia were conquered by the Netherlands. Those are now known as the Dutch province of
Friesland
or
Fryslan
.
Languages spoken in Frisia are
Frisian
(
Frysk
,
Frasch/Fresk/Freesk/Friisk
,
Saterland Frisian
),
Low German
((
West Low German
)
East Frisian
,
Gronings
),
Dutch
,
German
,
Danish
.