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Western Frisian

Frysk
fy

Western Frisian (Frysk) is a Indo-European language . It is written using the Latin script. Its BCP 47 language code is fy.

Writing Systems Used for Western Frisian

Latin
Primary
Hello World
LTR Latn

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Western Frisian use?
Western Frisian is written using the Latin script (ISO 15924 code: Latn). Latin is written left-to-right.
What direction is Western Frisian written?
Western Frisian is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
What language family does Western Frisian belong to?
Western Frisian belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is written with the Latin script.
What is the language code for Western Frisian?
The BCP 47 language code for Western Frisian is "fy". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
fy
ISO 639-3
fry
Status
living
Language Family
Indo-European
Scripts
1
Primary Script
Latin

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Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.