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(More Info)	De Moanne
A bimonthly Frisian-language journal of culture and opinion. (The Web link only provides publication information, not full-text access to articles.) Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Frisian - English Online Dictionary
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(More Info)	Frisian Course
An online Frisian course in 15 lessons, including audio features. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Frisian Language (Wikipedia article)
A brief introductory overview of the Frisian language, with helpful links and bibliography for further study. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Frisian Reference Grammar
Pieter Meijes Tiersma. Dordrecht: Foris Publications, 1985. (The library does not have the revised 1999 edition.) Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Frisian-English Dictionary = Frysk-Ingelsk Wurdboek
Anne Dykstra. Leeuwarden: Fryske Akademy, 2000. A one-volume bilingual dictionary. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Fryske Akademy
A research institute for Frisian language and history. The Web site has information about current research projects and publications, and contains a number of online resources, including a language corpus of middle Frisian, downloads for electronic spell-checkers, and a classified bibliography of Frisian studies. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Handbook of Frisian Studies = Handbuch des Friesischen
ed. Horst Haider Munske. Tübingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag, 2001. Gives a comprehensive survey of contemporary Frisian language and dialects, their history and literatures, and research trends in Frisian studies. Essays are evenly divided between English- and German-language contributions, each with a bibliography. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Language in the Netherlands (Streektaal.net)
Web site focusing on the 'other' original languages of the Netherlands: Frisian, Low Saxon, and Limburgisch, with bibliography, linguistic maps, and web links. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Tresoar: Frisian Historical and Literary Centre
Provides a wide variety of resources on Frisian history and literature. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Wikipedia (Frisian)
Frisian-language version of Wikipedia Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal
E.T.: Dictionary of the Frisian Language, published by the Fryske Akademy, 1984 - . Currently at 21 volumes. A comprehensive Frisian-Dutch dictionary which serves as the language's principal authority. Read the full annotation