Friese seizoenen hebben namen die Engels er lui uitzien
English has four seasons with boring Latin names. Spring, summer, autumn (or fall if you’re American), and…
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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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Friese woordenschat geleend uit de zee (En het toont)
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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Frisian Swear Words Are Surprisingly Wholesome (And That’s Weird)
Here’s something strange about Frisian. A language spoken by some of the toughest seafaring people in history,…
