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Frisian Studies in Danger in Netherlands
May 21, 2012
The Netherlands is lifting special protection it provided for a university course in Frisian, Dutch News reported. Frisian is an official language of the country, spoken by about half of the 350,000 people who live in the province of Friesland. Currently 15 students are studying the language at Groningen University in a course that has been until now exempt from requirements that would have eliminated the program for lack of a higher enrollment level.
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