The Nordfriesische Verein helps to maintain the language, culture and landscape of North Frisia.

72. The umbrella organization of the Frisians is the Frisian Council which unites the North Frisians and the East Frisians in Germany with the West Frisians in the Netherlands.

66. A minority of North Frisians consider the Frisians as an independent people.

The settlement area of the northern Frisians is situated on the west coast of Schleswig Holstein (county of North Frisia with the islands Sylt, Föhr, Amrum as well as Heligoland).

71. In local papers in North Frisia and in some regional magazines there are from time to time contributions in Frisian.

North Frisians are also represented in local governments.

The biggest association of the Frisians is the Nordfriesische Verein (North Frisian Association) founded in 1902. It has about 4,700 members and 15 local branch associations.

68. In public schools in the area of North Frisia and at some private schools run by the Danish minority the Frisian language is taught.

69. In 1950 the North Frisian dictionary agency was founded at the University of Kiel which, since the introduction of Frisian philology in 1978, is the only university institution doing research work in the Frisian language in the Federal Republic of Germany.

In East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, the East Frisian language has died out.

This Frankie Christopher.

I'm Frankie Christopher.

Friesland

Frisian

I'm talking about Frankie Christopher.

Among them there are about 10,000 persons who speak North Frisian another 20,000 persons understand the language.

What do you know about this man Frankie Christopher?

64. In Germany the Frisians live in the north of the Land Schleswig Holstein and in the north west of the Land Lower Saxony.

Get me Mr. Frank Christopher. Columbus 46738.

Frankie Christopher, a sports promoter.

Oh, Jill, everyone knows Frankie Christopher.

Why are you trying to protect Frankie Christopher?

Do you mind if I bring in Frankie Christopher too?

At the Bildungswissenschaftliche Hochschule Flensburg (University for Educational Sciences in Flensburg) a chair for Frisian was founded in 1988 mainly to train teachers of Frisian and in order to develop a didactic approach to teaching Frisian as a school subject.

The working group includes representatives from the political groups of Schleswig Holstein apos s parliament, members of the federal parliament whose constituencies are in North Frisia, representatives from the government of Schleswig Holstein and representatives of the Frisian Council, the umbrella organization of the Frisians.

The Institute is run by the Association of the North Frisian Institute which has approximately 800 members.

Was there ever anything between you and this Frankie Christopher?

Especially about Frankie Christopher.

70. The Nordfriisk Instituut in Bredstedt as a central research institution in North Frisia is of major importance in the context of maintaining the Frisian language, culture and history.

(iii) The ethnic group of the Frisians in Germany

Saverio, It's me, Francesco.

Frankie Christopher thinks I have a great career before me.

(Mr. Freeman, United Kingdom)

Was there anyone in her life before this Frankie Christopher?

Only in Saterland, near the border with the Netherlands, approximately 2,000 persons still speak Saterfrisian, a language that belongs to the East Frisian language group.

Man When was the first time you met Frankie Christopher?

Christopher. Christopher!

For some years now teaching of the Frisian language has also been introduced in kindergartens.

Florès. Anita Florès.

It is mainly active in research and editing publications in the areas of languages, history and the local history of North Frisia.

Yes, here's one.

Its main emphasis is advancing and maintaining the Frisian language.

Franziska? Yes?

Francesco!

Frankie Christopher took you and your sister out for a ride the evening before the murder.