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Fering is the dialect of North Frisian spoken on the island of Föhr in the German region of North Frisia. Fering refers to the Fering Frisian name of Föhr, Feer. Together with the Öömrang, Söl'ring, and Heligolandic dialects, it forms part of the insular group of North Frisian dialects and it is very similar to Öömrang. Around 3000 of Föhr's 8700 people speak Fering, constituting a third of all North Frisian speakers.
[edit] Orthography
| letter(s) |
value(s) in IPA |
notes |
| a |
a |
|
| aa |
ʌː |
|
| au |
au |
|
| ä |
ɛ |
|
| ää |
ɛː |
|
| äi |
ɛi |
|
| b |
b |
|
| ch |
x |
|
| d |
d |
|
| dj |
dj |
|
| e |
ɛ, ə |
Becomes schwa when unstressed |
| ee |
eː |
|
| f |
f |
|
| g |
g |
|
| h |
h |
|
| i |
ɪ |
|
| ia |
ia |
|
| ii |
iː |
|
| j |
j |
|
| k |
k |
|
| l |
l |
|
| lj |
lj |
|
| m |
m |
|
| n |
n |
|
| ng |
ŋ |
|
| nj |
nj |
|
| o |
ɔ |
|
| oi |
ʌːi |
|
| oo |
oː |
|
| ö |
œ |
|
| öi |
øi |
|
| öö |
øː |
|
| p |
p |
|
| r |
r |
|
| s |
s, z |
"s" is always /s/ in initial position, /z/ between vowels |
| sch |
ʃ |
|
| t |
t |
|
| tj |
tj |
|
| u |
ʊ |
|
| ua |
ua |
|
| uai |
uai |
|
| ui |
ui |
|
| uu |
uː |
|
| ü |
ʏ |
|
| üü |
yː |
|
| w |
v |
|
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Ocke-Schwen Bohn's home page Speech samples and a phonetic description of Fering
