Frisian Months Have Better Names Than English (And Here’s Why They Make More Sense)
English month names are kind of boring when you think about it. September literally means “seventh month”…
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Frisian Seasons: The Poetic Way Frisians Talk About the Changing Year
Most languages have pretty straightforward names for seasons. Spring, summer, fall, winter. Maybe they’re based on Latin…
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Frisian Vocabulary Borrowed From the Sea (And It Shows)
You can tell a lot about a people by looking at their vocabulary. And when you look…
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Frisian Weather Vocabulary: Why Frisians Have 100 Ways to Say It’s Windy
If you’ve ever been to Friesland, you know the weather there has opinions. Strong opinions. Mostly delivered…
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Friesische Monatsnamen sind die besten und Englisch sollte neidisch sein
Here’s something that’ll make you want to learn Frisian immediately: their month names actually make sense. Unlike…
