Friesland (Frisia), Frisians, Frisian, and Friesians

Friesland (!m) is a northern Dutch province. The people are known as Frisians and the local language is known as Frisian. Descendants of Friesian dairy cattle are the now ubiquitous Holstein-Friesian (!i). And there are horses known as Friesians too. (!i)

tip: read the English while you listen to the Frisian

Frisian used to be spoken along the entire southern North Sea coast. (!?)
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