Language country North Frisia

Sprachland Nordfriesland is an action that was founded in 1997 by the Nordfriisk Instituut and is dedicated to promoting linguistic diversity in the Nordfriesland district ( North Frisian , South Jutian , Low German , Imperial Danish and High German ) and its public awareness. In addition to the Nordfriisk Instituut in Bredstedt, the sponsors of the campaign are the two large Frisian associations ( Friisk Foriining and the Nordfriesische Verein ), the Sydslesvigsk Forening as the cultural association of the Danish minority and the Center for Low German in Leck .

The campaign made its first public appearance with a language and street festival on the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Nordfriesisches Institut eV in 1998. On the occasion of the turn of the year 1999/2000, which was widely noticed in the media, a writing competition on the topic of "Nordfriesland in the year 2100" followed 26 texts in Frisian and Low German were submitted. In the European Year of Languages 2001, another language festival followed in the North Sea Academy in Leck. On the 40th anniversary of the Nordfriesland district in 2010, the campaign took part with a festival of North Frisian diversity in Bredstedt.

The campaign advocates multilingual early childhood education. In 2012, a proposal was made as a result of the campaign to campaign for recognition of the North Frisian linguistic landscape as a world cultural heritage .

Language-friendly communities, businesses and associations

Since 2001, the campaign has been awarding the language-friendly community award at irregular intervals to communities that support multilingualism in an exemplary manner. Since 2007, language-friendly companies, associations and other institutions can also receive the award. The competition has been copied by other small language groups and has also been recognized at European level. Previous winners are:

2001

• Borgsum
• Risum-Lindholm
• Sylt-East
• Utersum
• world
• Husum

2002

• North Beach Office
• Viöl
• Niebüll

2005

• Heligoland
• Office Treene

2007

• Horstedt
• Koldenbüttel
• South end
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutsches Schleswig (Kindergartens)
• North Friesland Clinic
• Nordfriesland editorial team of the Schleswig-Holstein newspaper publisher (special award)

2012

• Office of Central North Friesland
• North Sea Treene Office
• Risum-Lindholm
• Kindergarten Breklum
• Boßelvereen Eiderbund

literature

• Nordfriisk Instituut (Hrsg.): Sprachenland Nordfriesland . Bredstedt, 1998.
• Thomas Steensen: Advertising for the linguistic diversity. "Sprachland Nordfriesland" - An initiative of the Nordfriisk Instituut in Bredstedt. In: Europa Ethnica 57, 2000.
• Thomas Steensen: Frisian and the "Language Country North Frisia". In: Thomas Steensen, Harry Kunz, Fiete Pingel: Heimat Nordfriesland. A canon of Frisian culture. Bredstedt, 2011.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NORDFRIESLAND magazine 129, p. 16
2. ↑ NORDFRIESLAND magazine 135/136, p. 7
3. ↑ http://www.shz.de/nachrichten/lokales/husumer-nachrichten/artikeldetails/artikel/sprachland-nordfriesland-als-weltkulturerbe.html
4. ↑ Magazine NORDFRIESLAND 161, p 26