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From: vdgeest@math.utwente.nl (R.A.B. van der Geest)
Subject: Re: Frisian and Old English
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 18:50:26 GMT
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S M Ryan (smryan@netcom.com) wrote:
: Rickie Markus Sonpal (rms22@bonjour.cc.columbia.edu) wrote:
: : I was recently told that the language of the Frisian Islands is remarkably
: : similar to Old English--similar enough to make the reading of Beowulf by a 
: : native speaker of Frisian a task comparable to reading a newpaper.  Of course,
: : I heard this on the subway.  Can someone affirm/clarify this for me?  Thanks. 
: :  Rickie.

There are a few very small Frisian Islands, but the larger part of
Friesland is on the mainland.
