Frisian, Saterlandic

Conjugate Verbs

Introduction

Sater Frisian is the last remaining living remnant of Old East Frisian, which is spoken in the Saterland area in the former State of Oldenburg, to the south of East Frisia proper.

Saterland, which is believed to have been colonised by Frisians from East Frisia in the eleventh century, was for a long time surrounded by impassable moors. This, together with the fact that Sater Frisian always had a status superior to Low German among the inhabitants of the area, accounts for the preservation of the language throughout the centuries.

The verb

The Saterlandic Frisian verb has:

• 2 grammatical moods: indicative and imperative;
• 2 simple tenses: present and past;
• 2 compound tenses: Present perfect and Future;
• 2 grammatical numbers: singular and plural;
• 3 grammatical persons: first person, second person, and third person.

Sample verb weesen 'to be'

	INDICATIVE				IMPERATIVE
	Present	Past	Perfect	Future
Sg.1	bän	waas	bän weesen	wol weese	-
Sg.2	bäst	wierst	bäst weesen	wolt weese	wääs
Sg.3	is	waar	is weesen	wol weese	-
Plural	sunt	wieren	sunt weesen	wollen weese	weeset

Verblist

aapje, aaskje, ankiekje, ankume, antruuije, ap n uur Fout kume, apníeme, babbelje, bakke, bale, baue, beginne, begröitje, behondelje, behoolde, beloangje, benaame, bere, beräide, besäike, biende, biete, biminje, bislute, bispoarje, blieuwe, blinkje, bläide, boadje, breeke, breke, bruke, bruuke, budje, daue, donsje, drööme, dwo, faale, fange, ferbonne, ferjäilde, ferleze, ferseeke, ferskiene, ferstounde, fiende, fille, fiskje, fljoge, fljooge, floitje, fläägje, foare, fooldje, freezje, frjoze, fräigje, fächtje, fäile, geskjo, gliekje, gratlíerje, greeuwe, griepe, grätlierje, gunge, güüchelje, haalje, heere, here, hete, hoalje, hoatje, hondelje, hongje, hoolde, hoopje, häbe, hälpe, hääbe, häägje, häägje un fläägje, ielje, iete, in Stik moakje, jaanje, joote, juukje, kanne, kjoze, konne, koopje, kriege, kriete, kroakje, kudderje, kume, kuume, kwede, kweede, käärwje, laachje, leeuwe, legerje, leze, liekje, lieuwje, ljo häbe, ljoof häbe, ljooge, loope, lope, lusterje, luuke, lääse, líenje, líeuwje, lúuvje, minje, misbruke, misbruuke, misferstounde, mishondelje, miskje, mjo, moakje, moute, muurje, múurje, namme, níeme, ongelje, ouannerje, oubaanje, oubadenje, oubaue, oubiete, oubildje, oublederje, oubleedje, oubreeke, oubreke, oufertjoonje, oulegerje, ousoange, piepje, pisje, pleegje, píepje, reeke, reke, rekenje, rosterje, roupe, rubje, räide, sailje, schoadje, schälle, seende, sjo, sjunge, skeelde, skiene, skiete, skrieuwe, skälle, skäppe, släipe, smeele, smielje, smiete, sniede, soange, spreke, stierwe, stopje, stounde, strieke, strookje, säie, sätte, súurgje, takje, toanke, tonkje, touhopewoonje, truuije, umewöile, undfange, uursätte, uurwinne, uutkume, uutstounde, waaske, weese, weeuwe, weze, wieke, wierspreeke, winne, wipje, wippelje, wolle, wonskje, woonje, wringe, wäggunge, wäide, wätje, wíete, wöile, ättertoanke, íete.