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Mooring (North Frisian dialect)

Mooring (North Frisian dialect)
Bilingual town sign (German-Mooring) in Niebüll

Mooring or Bökingharde Frisian (Böökinghiirder frasch) is a dialect of the North Frisian language spoken in Niebüll and the amt of Bökingharde in the German region of North Frisia. The name Mooring refers to the Risum Bog (Risem Moor or Risem Måår). The dialect forms part of the mainland group of North Frisian dialects.

Mooring is often used as a North Frisian lingua franca, especially on the internet, and there is a Mooring Frisian primary school in Risum-Lindholm.

Orthography

letter(s) value(s) in IPA notes
a a
aa aː
ai ai
au au
ä ɛ
ää ɛː
äi ɛi
å ʌ
åå ʌː
b b
ch x
d d
dj dj
e ɛ, ə Schwa when unstressed.
ee eː
f f
g ɡ, w, j "g" is /w/ or /j/ or dropped between vowels
h h
i i, ɪ
ii iː
j j
k k
l l
lj lj
m m
n n
ng ŋ
nj nj
o ɔ
oo ɔː
ou ɔu
ö œ
öi œi
öö œː
p p
r ʀ
s s, z "s" is always /s/ in initial position, /z/ between vowels
sch ʃ
t t
tj tj
u ʊ
uu uː
ü ʏ
üü yː
w v

External links

v · d · eFrisian languages
Old Frisian · Middle Frisian
West Frisian
Clay · East Terschelling · Hindeloopen · Schiermonnikoog · Súdwesthoeks · West Terschelling · Wood
East Frisian
Ems
Weser
Wangerooge · Wursten
North Frisian
Mainland
Halligen · South Goesharde · Middle Goesharde · North Goesharde · Karrharde · Mooring (Bökingharde) · Wiedingharde
Insular
Substratum dialects
Italics indicate extinct languages



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