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   * [[general_information:glossary_of_terms#ISO 639-3|ISO 639-3]] standard: stq ((Eberhard, D. M., et al. (eds.) (2023). Saterfriesisch. //Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Twenty-sixth edition.//. [[https://www.ethnologue.com/language/stq]].)).   * [[general_information:glossary_of_terms#ISO 639-3|ISO 639-3]] standard: stq ((Eberhard, D. M., et al. (eds.) (2023). Saterfriesisch. //Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Twenty-sixth edition.//. [[https://www.ethnologue.com/language/stq]].)).
 ==== Language vitality according to: ==== ==== Language vitality according to: ====
-^  [[http://www.unesco.org/languages-atlas/|UNESCO]]  ^ [[https://www.ethnologue.com/language/stq/|Ethnologue]] ^ [[http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/3052|Endangered Languages]]  ^  [[https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/sate1242|Glottolog]]  ^ +^  [[https://en.wal.unesco.org/countries/germany/languages/ems-weser-frisian-saterland-frisian|UNESCO]]  ^ [[https://www.ethnologue.com/language/stq/|Ethnologue]] ^ [[http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/3052|Endangered Languages]]  ^  [[https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/sate1242|Glottolog]]  ^ 
-|  {{:endangerment:orange.png?nolink|Severely endangered}}  |  {{:endangerment:orange.png?nolink|Endangered}}  |                             {{:endangerment:yellow.png?nolink|threatened}}  |  {{:endangerment:orange.png?nolink|Shifting}}  |                                       +|  {{:endangerment:orange.png?nolink|Definitely endangered}}  |  {{:endangerment:red.png?nolink|Endangered}}  |                             {{:endangerment:yellow.png?nolink|threatened}}  |  {{:endangerment:orange.png?nolink|Shifting}}  |        
 +<sup> Click [[manual:colour_codes|here]] for a full overview of the language vitality colour codes. </sup>                                
 ==== Linguistic aspects: ===== ==== Linguistic aspects: =====
   * Classification: Indo-European → Germanic → Northwest Germanic → West Germanic → North Sea Germanic → Anglo-Frisian → Frisian → Sater Frisian (Ems-Weser Frisian).\\ For more information, see [[http://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/sate1242|sate1242]] at [[http://glottolog.org/|Glottolog]]   * Classification: Indo-European → Germanic → Northwest Germanic → West Germanic → North Sea Germanic → Anglo-Frisian → Frisian → Sater Frisian (Ems-Weser Frisian).\\ For more information, see [[http://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/sate1242|sate1242]] at [[http://glottolog.org/|Glottolog]]
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 ==== Speaker numbers ==== ==== Speaker numbers ====
  
-Estimates of speaker numbers vary between a 1000 and 2000, with some as high as 5000 (worldwide).((Moseley, Christopher (ed.)(2010). //Saterlandic//. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. Paris, UNESCO Publishing. [[http://www.unesco.org/culture/languages-atlas/en/atlasmap/language-id-346.html]].))((Endangered Languages Project (n.d.) //Saterfriesisch.// Endangered Languages Project. [[http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/3052]].))((Fort, M. (2001), //Reviewed Work: Das Saterland und das Saterländische by Dieter Stellmacher// [Review: Saterland and Saterlandic by Dieter Stellmacher] in Zeitschrift für Dialektologie und Linguistik 68. Jahrg., H. 1, pp. 100-102 [[http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/40504696.pdf?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents]].))((Seeltersk (n.d.) //Q&A Saterfriesisch//. Seeltersk.de Meedeelengen fonne Seelterfräiskbeapdraagde. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/was-ist-saterfriesisch/]])) Stellmacher (1998) conducted a study with his students in 1995, and the results showed that 4.058 people claimed that they understood Sater Frisian, and the number of active speakers was around 2.250, wich would be almost as high as a hundred years earlier (2.500)((Fort, M. (2001), //Reviewed Work: Das Saterland und das Saterländische by Dieter Stellmacher// [Review: Saterland and Saterlandic by Dieter Stellmacher] in Zeitschrift für Dialektologie und Linguistik 68. Jahrg., H. 1, pp. 100-102 [[http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/40504696.pdf?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents]].)) Though the absolute number of speakers remains relatively stable, the relative number decreases within Saterand, with 85% of the population who could speak the language around 1850, 50% in 1950, and 20% at the end of the 20th century. ((Peters, Jörg. (2020). Saterfriesisch. In: Pedersen, K.M., & Stolberg, D. (Eds.), //Handbuch der Sprachminderheiten in Deutschland// [Handbook of linguistic minorities in Germany] (pp.139-171).Narr Francke Attempto)) The relative numbers of speakers varies from village to village, with the lowest percentage in Sedelsberg. ((Peters, Jörg. (2020). Saterfriesisch. In: Pedersen, K.M., & Stolberg, D. (Eds.), //Handbuch der Sprachminderheiten in Deutschland// [Handbook of linguistic minorities in Germany] (pp.139-171).Narr Francke Attempto))+Estimates of speaker numbers vary between a 1000 and 2000, with some as high as 5000 (worldwide).((Moseley, Christopher (ed.)(2010). //Saterlandic//. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. Paris, UNESCO Publishing. [[http://www.unesco.org/culture/languages-atlas/en/atlasmap/language-id-346.html]].))((Endangered Languages Project (n.d.) //Saterfriesisch.// Endangered Languages Project. [[http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/3052]].))((Fort, M. (2001), //Reviewed Work: Das Saterland und das Saterländische by Dieter Stellmacher// [Review: Saterland and Saterlandic by Dieter Stellmacher] in Zeitschrift für Dialektologie und Linguistik 68. Jahrg., H. 1, pp. 100-102 [[http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/40504696.pdf?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents]].))((Seeltersk (n.d.). Q&A Saterfriesisch. //Seeltersk//.[[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/was-ist-saterfriesisch/]].)) Stellmacher (1998) conducted a study with his students in 1995, and the results showed that 4.058 people claimed that they understood Sater Frisian, and the number of active speakers was around 2.250, wich would be almost as high as a hundred years earlier (2.500)((Fort, M. (2001), //Reviewed Work: Das Saterland und das Saterländische by Dieter Stellmacher// [Review: Saterland and Saterlandic by Dieter Stellmacher] in Zeitschrift für Dialektologie und Linguistik 68. Jahrg., H. 1, pp. 100-102 [[http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/40504696.pdf?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents]].)) Though the absolute number of speakers remains relatively stable, the relative number decreases within Saterand, with 85% of the population who could speak the language around 1850, 50% in 1950, and 20% at the end of the 20th century. ((Peters, Jörg. (2020). Saterfriesisch. In: Pedersen, K.M., & Stolberg, D. (Eds.), //Handbuch der Sprachminderheiten in Deutschland// [Handbook of linguistic minorities in Germany] (pp.139-171).Narr Francke Attempto)) The relative numbers of speakers varies from village to village, with the lowest percentage in Sedelsberg. ((Peters, Jörg. (2020). Saterfriesisch. In: Pedersen, K.M., & Stolberg, D. (Eds.), //Handbuch der Sprachminderheiten in Deutschland// [Handbook of linguistic minorities in Germany] (pp.139-171).Narr Francke Attempto))
  
 Sater Frisian has lost ground as a family language in favour of Low German of High German, and often, High German was spoken to counter presumed disadvantages at school to have Sater Frisian as first language. Nowadays, a decline in knowledge can be seen with the younger speakers.((Peters, Jörg. (2020). Saterfriesisch. In: Pedersen, K.M., & Stolberg, D. (Eds.), //Handbuch der Sprachminderheiten in Deutschland// [Handbook of linguistic minorities in Germany] (pp.139-171).Narr Francke Attempto))  Sater Frisian has lost ground as a family language in favour of Low German of High German, and often, High German was spoken to counter presumed disadvantages at school to have Sater Frisian as first language. Nowadays, a decline in knowledge can be seen with the younger speakers.((Peters, Jörg. (2020). Saterfriesisch. In: Pedersen, K.M., & Stolberg, D. (Eds.), //Handbuch der Sprachminderheiten in Deutschland// [Handbook of linguistic minorities in Germany] (pp.139-171).Narr Francke Attempto)) 
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 === The Region and its Languages in Education === === The Region and its Languages in Education ===
  
-In 2011, Lower Saxony adopted the //[[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiq2t3qzv79AhWck_0HHZYGCu0QFnoECBoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mk.niedersachsen.de%2Fdownload%2F57642%2FErlass-Entwurf_Die_Region_und_ihre_Sprachen_im_Unterricht_.pdf&usg=AOvVaw16Mro7i_KKXFdbmmf0Kbih|Die  Region  und  ihre  Sprachen  im Unterricht]]// (Eng: The Region and its Languages in Education). It promotes the continious inclusion and education of both Low German and Sater Frisian, and provides that primary schools and secondary schools (level I) can teach in Sater Frisian ​​in selected subjects. Pupils who want to such classes, need approval of their legal guardians. ((Die  Region  und  ihre  Sprachen  im Unterricht [The Region and its Languages in Education], Erl. d. MK v.2011 – 21-82101/3-2 (2011).))+In 2011, Lower Saxony adopted the //[[https://www.mk.niedersachsen.de/download/145591/Schulverwaltungsblatt_7_2019_-_Amtlicher_Teil.pdf|Die  Region  und  ihre  Sprachen  im Unterricht]]// (Eng: The Region and its Languages in Education). It promotes the continious inclusion and education of both Low German and Sater Frisian, and provides that primary schools and secondary schools (level I) can teach in Sater Frisian ​​in selected subjects. Pupils who want to such classes, need approval of their legal guardians. ((Die  Region  und  ihre  Sprachen  im Unterricht [The Region and its Languages in Education], Erl. d. MK v.2011 – 21-82101/3-2 (2011).))
  
 In 2021, the //Seelter Buund// (Eng: Sater Association) expressed to the Comittee of Experts (ECRML) that this decree should be renewed, with a focus on hours of instruction and pupil numbers.((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].))  In 2021, the //Seelter Buund// (Eng: Sater Association) expressed to the Comittee of Experts (ECRML) that this decree should be renewed, with a focus on hours of instruction and pupil numbers.((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].)) 
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 The [[languages:saterfrisian_in_germany#organisations|Seelter Buund]] aims to incorporate Sater Frisian in (pre-)primary schools, with the involvement of voluntary workers. They have been offering courses for adults as well. The [[languages:saterfrisian_in_germany#organisations|Seelter Buund]] aims to incorporate Sater Frisian in (pre-)primary schools, with the involvement of voluntary workers. They have been offering courses for adults as well.
  
-The [[languages:saterfrisian_in_germany#organisations|Seeltersk Kontoor]], hosted by the Oldenburgischen Landschaft, operates in the fields of research, support, and emancipation of Sater Frisian language community, including political lobby work and project coördination. The office is coordinated by the scientific representative for Sater Frisian. In 2021, the //Oarbaidskring Seeltersk// (Eng: Sater Frisian Working group) was founded by the scientific representative for Sater Frisian, for active community members to meet and exchange ideas to initiate joint projects ((Seeltersk.de (2023, January 18) Seelter Oarbaids-Kring [Sater Frisian Working group]. //Seeltersk//[[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/seelter-oarbaids-kring/]].)) In March 2023, the Seelter Buund wrote a letter to the Federal Ministry of the Interior to ask for the continuation of the position of the scientific representative for Sater Frisian, whose contract will end in November 2023. ((Seeltersk.de (2023, March 28). Seelter Buund empfiehlt Verstetigung der Beauftragtenstelle für Saterfriesisch [Seelter Buund recommends that the position of representative for Saterland Frisian be extended]. //Seeltersk//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/seelter-buund-empfiehlt-verstetigung-der-beauftragtenstelle-fur-saterfriesisch/]].))+The [[languages:saterfrisian_in_germany#organisations|Seeltersk Kontoor]], hosted by the Oldenburgischen Landschaft, operates in the fields of research, support, and emancipation of Sater Frisian language community, including political lobby work and project coördination. The office is coordinated by the scientific representative for Sater Frisian. In 2021, the //Oarbaidskring Seeltersk// (Eng: Sater Frisian Working group) was founded by the scientific representative for Sater Frisian, for active community members to meet and exchange ideas to initiate joint projects ((Seeltersk (2023, January 18) Seelter Oarbaids-Kring [Sater Frisian Working group]. //Seeltersk//[[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/seelter-oarbaids-kring/]].)) In March 2023, the Seelter Buund wrote a letter to the Federal Ministry of the Interior to ask for the continuation of the position of the scientific representative for Sater Frisian, whose contract will end in November 2023. ((Seeltersk (2023, March 28). Seelter Buund empfiehlt Verstetigung der Beauftragtenstelle für Saterfriesisch [Seelter Buund recommends that the position of representative for Saterland Frisian be extended]. //Seeltersk//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/seelter-buund-empfiehlt-verstetigung-der-beauftragtenstelle-fur-saterfriesisch/]].))
  
 The Federal Ministry of the Interior has established the //[[https://www.minderheitensekretariat.de/en/|Minderheitensekretariat]]// (Eng: Minority Secretariat), as a liaison office for the associations of the four national minorities with the federal institutions ((Minderheitensekretariat (n.d.). Tasks and Activities. //Minderheitensekretariat.// [[https://www.minderheitensekretariat.de/en/activity-and-tasks/]].)). The associations of these minorities are represented in the //Minderheitenrat// (Eng: Minority Council). ((Minderheitensekretariat (n.d.). Tasks and Activities. //Minderheitensekretariat.// [[https://www.minderheitensekretariat.de/en/activity-and-tasks-minority-council/]].)) The Seelter Buund has a member in the Minority Council. The Minority Secretariat and the Minority Council represent the interests of the four minorities in Germany. ((Minderheitensekretariat (n.d.). Tasks and Activities. //Minderheitensekretariat.// [[https://www.minderheitensekretariat.de/en/activity-and-tasks/]].)) The Federal Ministry of the Interior has established the //[[https://www.minderheitensekretariat.de/en/|Minderheitensekretariat]]// (Eng: Minority Secretariat), as a liaison office for the associations of the four national minorities with the federal institutions ((Minderheitensekretariat (n.d.). Tasks and Activities. //Minderheitensekretariat.// [[https://www.minderheitensekretariat.de/en/activity-and-tasks/]].)). The associations of these minorities are represented in the //Minderheitenrat// (Eng: Minority Council). ((Minderheitensekretariat (n.d.). Tasks and Activities. //Minderheitensekretariat.// [[https://www.minderheitensekretariat.de/en/activity-and-tasks-minority-council/]].)) The Seelter Buund has a member in the Minority Council. The Minority Secretariat and the Minority Council represent the interests of the four minorities in Germany. ((Minderheitensekretariat (n.d.). Tasks and Activities. //Minderheitensekretariat.// [[https://www.minderheitensekretariat.de/en/activity-and-tasks/]].))
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 In 2019/2020, a CD was produced, //Sjung mäd uus// (Sing with us), with Sater Frisian children's songs, sung by children.  In 2019/2020, a CD was produced, //Sjung mäd uus// (Sing with us), with Sater Frisian children's songs, sung by children. 
  
-In June 2022, the learning method //[[languages:saterfrisian_in_germany#Learning materials|Seeltersk lopt]]// (Eng: Sater Frisian walks) for years 1-4 was presented. The methodology was developed by Ingeborg Remmers and Edith Sassen, is based on the Lower German //Platt löpt// version, provides teachers' instructions and audio, and aims to bring children to A2 level according to the CEFR. The state of Lower Saxony provided €40,000 for this methodology. ((Seeltersk.de (2022, June 23). “Seeltersk lopt” – neue Schulbücher für Saterfriesisch präsentiert [“Seeltersk lopt” – new schoolbooks for Saterland Frisian presented]. //Seeltersk//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/seeltersk-lopt-neue-schulbucher-fur-saterfriesisch-prasentiert/]].)) The Litje Skoule Skäddel and Seeltersk Kontoor have made it digitally available in 2023. ((Seeltersk.de (2023 March 7. Seeltersk lopt. //Seeltersk//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/seeltersk-lopt/]].))+In June 2022, the learning method //[[languages:saterfrisian_in_germany#Learning materials|Seeltersk lopt]]// (Eng: Sater Frisian walks) for years 1-4 was presented. The methodology was developed by Ingeborg Remmers and Edith Sassen, is based on the Lower German //Platt löpt// version, provides teachers' instructions and audio, and aims to bring children to A2 level according to the CEFR. The state of Lower Saxony provided €40,000 for this methodology. ((Seeltersk (2022, June 23). “Seeltersk lopt” – neue Schulbücher für Saterfriesisch präsentiert [“Seeltersk lopt” – new schoolbooks for Saterland Frisian presented]. //Seeltersk//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/seeltersk-lopt-neue-schulbucher-fur-saterfriesisch-prasentiert/]].)) The Litje Skoule Skäddel and Seeltersk Kontoor have made it digitally available in 2023. ((Seeltersk (2023 March 7. Seeltersk lopt. //Seeltersk//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/seeltersk-lopt/]].))
  
-To use learning materials at schools, they have to be approved by the //Niedersächsisches Landesinstitut für schulische Qualitätsentwicklung, NLQ// (Eng: Lower Saxony State Institute for School Quality Development). In 2023, the learning method //Seeltersk lopt// has been approved to be used. ((Seeltersk.de (2023, March 27). “Seeltersk lopt” offiziell als Lehrmittel genehmigt ["Seeltersk lopt" officially approved as a teaching material. //Seeltersk//.[[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/seeltersk-lopt-offiziell-als-lehrmittel-genehmigt/]].))+To use learning materials at schools, they have to be approved by the //Niedersächsisches Landesinstitut für schulische Qualitätsentwicklung, NLQ// (English: Lower Saxony State Institute for School Quality Development). In 2023, the learning method //Seeltersk lopt// has been approved to be used. ((Seeltersk (2023, March 27). “Seeltersk lopt” offiziell als Lehrmittel genehmigt ["Seeltersk lopt" officially approved as a teaching material. //Seeltersk//.[[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/seeltersk-lopt-offiziell-als-lehrmittel-genehmigt/]].)) 
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 +In the period 2023-2025, the four primary schools in Saterland introduced bilingual German/Sater Frisian signing in their buildings (see [[languages:saterfrisian_in_germany#visibility of Saterfrisian|visibility of Saterfrisian]]), and at the start of the schoolyear of 2025-2026, all pupils of these schools received a Sater Frisian school planner, customised per school. ((Seeltersk. (2025, August 28). Saterfriesisch sichtbar machen: Neuer Schulplaner für Grundschüler im Saterland [To make Sater Frisian visible: New School Planners for primary school pupils in Saterland]. //Seeltersk//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/saterfriesisch-sichtbar-machen-neuer-schulplaner-fuer-grundschueler-im-saterland/]].)) 
  
 === Teacher support === === Teacher support ===
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   * St. Georg in //Strukelje//, Strücklingen   * St. Georg in //Strukelje//, Strücklingen
  
-The new (2021) kindergarten //Seelterfoakse// in //Roomelse//, Ramsloh, also offers Sater Frisian, and is supported by the Seelter Buund and other kindergartens to set up the activity group ((Seeltersk.de. (2021, August 2) Uk Seeltersk foar do Seelterfoakse [Also Sater Frisian for Seelterfoakse]. //Seeltersk//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/uk-seeltersk-foar-do-seelterfoakse/]].))+The new (2021) kindergarten //Seelterfoakse// in //Roomelse//, Ramsloh, also offers Sater Frisian, and is supported by the Seelter Buund and other kindergartens to set up the activity group ((Seeltersk (2021, August 2) Uk Seeltersk foar do Seelterfoakse [Also Sater Frisian for Seelterfoakse]. //Seeltersk//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/uk-seeltersk-foar-do-seelterfoakse/]].))
  
 In the 2022 report, the Committee of Experts considered pre-school education in Sater Frisian "not sufficient to represent at least a substantial part of In the 2022 report, the Committee of Experts considered pre-school education in Sater Frisian "not sufficient to represent at least a substantial part of
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 Since 1996, Sater Frisian is included on a voluntary base in primary schools of the municipalty Saterland, and schools can spend 265 hours per school year for teaching (about) the minority language ((Wikiwand. (2022, July 25). //Seeltersk an do Skoulen// [Sater Frisian in school]. [[https://www.wikiwand.com/stq/Seeltersk_an_do_Skoulen]].)). ((Schumacher S. (2014, December 19).„Plattdeutsche und Saterfriesische Schule“- Acht weitere Schulen in Niedersachsen ausgezeichnet ["Low German and Sater Frisian School" - Eight more schools in Lower Saxony awarded]. //Niedersächsisches Kultusministerium// [[https://www.mk.niedersachsen.de/startseite/aktuelles/presseinformationen/plattdeutsche-und-saterfriesische-schule--acht-weitere-schulen-in-niedersachsen-ausgezeichnet-130200.html]].)) In 2011, 150 children attended Sater Frisian class, ten years later, in 2021, 95 pupils attended Sater Frisian classes either in immersion lessons or activity groups.((Wikiwand. (2022, July 25). //Seeltersk an do Skoulen// [Sater Frisian in school]. [[https://www.wikiwand.com/stq/Seeltersk_an_do_Skoulen]].)). ((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].)) Due to the COVIC-19 pandemic, there has been a suspension of Sater Frisian classes in 2020 and 2021.((Fertig, A. (2021, February 20). Corona laehmt Unterricht [Corona paralyzes education]. //General Anzeiger//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/wp-content/uploads/Corona_laehmt_Unterricht_GA_2021_Feb_20.jpg]].)) ((Hemken-Wulf, R. (2021 May 8) Corona stoppt vorerst Saterfriesisch-Unterricht [Corona halts Sater Frisian education for now]. //Nordwest Zeitung.// [[https://www.seeltersk.de/wp-content/uploads/08052021-NWZ-Corona-stoppt-vorerst-Saterfriesisch-Unterricht.pdf]].)) The primary schools make use of the available [[[[languages:saterfrisian_in_germany#Language Learning materials|learning materials]]. Since 1996, Sater Frisian is included on a voluntary base in primary schools of the municipalty Saterland, and schools can spend 265 hours per school year for teaching (about) the minority language ((Wikiwand. (2022, July 25). //Seeltersk an do Skoulen// [Sater Frisian in school]. [[https://www.wikiwand.com/stq/Seeltersk_an_do_Skoulen]].)). ((Schumacher S. (2014, December 19).„Plattdeutsche und Saterfriesische Schule“- Acht weitere Schulen in Niedersachsen ausgezeichnet ["Low German and Sater Frisian School" - Eight more schools in Lower Saxony awarded]. //Niedersächsisches Kultusministerium// [[https://www.mk.niedersachsen.de/startseite/aktuelles/presseinformationen/plattdeutsche-und-saterfriesische-schule--acht-weitere-schulen-in-niedersachsen-ausgezeichnet-130200.html]].)) In 2011, 150 children attended Sater Frisian class, ten years later, in 2021, 95 pupils attended Sater Frisian classes either in immersion lessons or activity groups.((Wikiwand. (2022, July 25). //Seeltersk an do Skoulen// [Sater Frisian in school]. [[https://www.wikiwand.com/stq/Seeltersk_an_do_Skoulen]].)). ((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].)) Due to the COVIC-19 pandemic, there has been a suspension of Sater Frisian classes in 2020 and 2021.((Fertig, A. (2021, February 20). Corona laehmt Unterricht [Corona paralyzes education]. //General Anzeiger//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/wp-content/uploads/Corona_laehmt_Unterricht_GA_2021_Feb_20.jpg]].)) ((Hemken-Wulf, R. (2021 May 8) Corona stoppt vorerst Saterfriesisch-Unterricht [Corona halts Sater Frisian education for now]. //Nordwest Zeitung.// [[https://www.seeltersk.de/wp-content/uploads/08052021-NWZ-Corona-stoppt-vorerst-Saterfriesisch-Unterricht.pdf]].)) The primary schools make use of the available [[[[languages:saterfrisian_in_germany#Language Learning materials|learning materials]].
  
-The primary schools that offer Sater Frisian are((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].)):+Since early 2025, all four primary schools in Saterland offer Sater Frisian ((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].))((Seeltersk Kontoor. (2025, January 14). //Schulkinder in Sedelsberg lernen nun auch Saterfriesisch //[School children in Sedelsberg also learn Saterfrisian now]. Seeltersk. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/schulkinder-in-sedelsberg-lernen-nun-auch-saterfriesisch/]].)). These are:
   * [[http://www.grundschule-scharrel.de/seite/196926/saterfriesisch.html|Litje Skoule]] in //Skäddel// / Scharrel, offers Sater Frisian in immersive lessons (year 1) and within an activity group (years 1-4)   * [[http://www.grundschule-scharrel.de/seite/196926/saterfriesisch.html|Litje Skoule]] in //Skäddel// / Scharrel, offers Sater Frisian in immersive lessons (year 1) and within an activity group (years 1-4)
   * [[https://www.marienschule-struecklingen.de/seite/137418/saterfriesisch.html|Marienschule]] in //Strukelje// / Strücklingen, offers Sater Frisian within an activity group (years 1-3), but no longer offers immersive lessons     * [[https://www.marienschule-struecklingen.de/seite/137418/saterfriesisch.html|Marienschule]] in //Strukelje// / Strücklingen, offers Sater Frisian within an activity group (years 1-3), but no longer offers immersive lessons  
   * [[http://www.grundschule-ramsloh.de/seite/107334/saterfriesisch.html|Grundschule Ramsloh]] in //Roomelse// / Ramsloh, offers Sater Frisian within an activity group  (1 year)   * [[http://www.grundschule-ramsloh.de/seite/107334/saterfriesisch.html|Grundschule Ramsloh]] in //Roomelse// / Ramsloh, offers Sater Frisian within an activity group  (1 year)
 +  * [[https://algsedelsberg.edupage.org/|Astrid-Líndgren-Grundschule]] in //Seedelsbierich// /Sedelsberg, after an interval of 10 years due to the absence of a teacher, the school started the Saterfrisian activity group in 2025, with a teacher and a volunteer language assistant ((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].))((Seeltersk Kontoor. (2025, January 14). //Schulkinder in Sedelsberg lernen nun auch Saterfriesisch //[School children in Sedelsberg also learn Saterfrisian now]. Seeltersk. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/schulkinder-in-sedelsberg-lernen-nun-auch-saterfriesisch/]].))
  
- +In three primary schools, the teachers are supported by language assistants. Language training for the assistance is offered by the Seeltersk Kontoor.
-[[https://algsedelsberg.edupage.org/|Astrid-Líndgren-Grundschule]] in //Seedelsbierich// /Sedelsberg, hasn't had Sater Frisian lessons since 2017, as there is no teacher ((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].))+
  
 === activity groups=== === activity groups===
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   * //Lesewettbewerb// (Eng: reading contest). A biennial reading contest is held, organised by the //Oldenburgische Landschaft//, in which several schools compete for the best reader (years 3 and 4). In 2023, the 29th edition of this competition is organised. ((Oldenburgische Landschaft (2023, January 22). Lääswettstriet 2023. //Oldenburgische Landschaft//https://www.oldenburgische-landschaft.de/laeaeswettstriet-2023-erste-infos/]].)) Several schools participate(d), e.g. Litje Skoule, Marienschule, Grundschule Ramsloh. ((Marienschule Strücklingen (n.d.). Seelterfräiske Skoule. //Marienschule Strücklingen//. [[https://www.marienschule-struecklingen.de/seite/137418/saterfriesisch.html]].))((Litje Skoule Skäddel (n.d. //Saterfriesisch//. [[http://www.grundschule-scharrel.de/seite/196926/saterfriesisch.html]].))((Grundschule Ramsloh (2021). //Grundschüler auch auf Saterfriesisch textsicher//. [[http://daten2.verwaltungsportal.de/dateien/seitengenerator/c6aa0aaa7bdc8d0d8e15cae9ed0ba02075325/saterfriesischer_vorlesewettbewerb_mai_2021_zeitungsbericht.pdf]].))   * //Lesewettbewerb// (Eng: reading contest). A biennial reading contest is held, organised by the //Oldenburgische Landschaft//, in which several schools compete for the best reader (years 3 and 4). In 2023, the 29th edition of this competition is organised. ((Oldenburgische Landschaft (2023, January 22). Lääswettstriet 2023. //Oldenburgische Landschaft//https://www.oldenburgische-landschaft.de/laeaeswettstriet-2023-erste-infos/]].)) Several schools participate(d), e.g. Litje Skoule, Marienschule, Grundschule Ramsloh. ((Marienschule Strücklingen (n.d.). Seelterfräiske Skoule. //Marienschule Strücklingen//. [[https://www.marienschule-struecklingen.de/seite/137418/saterfriesisch.html]].))((Litje Skoule Skäddel (n.d. //Saterfriesisch//. [[http://www.grundschule-scharrel.de/seite/196926/saterfriesisch.html]].))((Grundschule Ramsloh (2021). //Grundschüler auch auf Saterfriesisch textsicher//. [[http://daten2.verwaltungsportal.de/dateien/seitengenerator/c6aa0aaa7bdc8d0d8e15cae9ed0ba02075325/saterfriesischer_vorlesewettbewerb_mai_2021_zeitungsbericht.pdf]].))
   * //Fräindai is Seelterdai// (Eng: Friday is Sater Frisian day). Every Friday of September, the whole school has a Sater Frisian activity. Several schools implement(ed) this project, e.g. Litje Skoule, Marienschule, Grundschule Ramsloh. ((Litje Skoule Skäddel (n.d. //Saterfriesisch//. [[http://www.grundschule-scharrel.de/seite/196926/saterfriesisch.html]].))((Marienschule (2019, September 9). //Fräindai is Seelterdai//. [[https://www.marienschule-struecklingen.de/news/1/521901/nachrichten/fr%C3%A4indai-is-seelterdai.html]].))((Homes, N. (2017, September 11).  „Fluchste Gebuursdaisfier" im Ramsloher Kalssenzimmer. //GA-online//. [[https://www.ga-online.de/artikel/308385/Fluchste-Gebuursdaisfier-im-Ramsloher-Kalssenzimmer]].))   * //Fräindai is Seelterdai// (Eng: Friday is Sater Frisian day). Every Friday of September, the whole school has a Sater Frisian activity. Several schools implement(ed) this project, e.g. Litje Skoule, Marienschule, Grundschule Ramsloh. ((Litje Skoule Skäddel (n.d. //Saterfriesisch//. [[http://www.grundschule-scharrel.de/seite/196926/saterfriesisch.html]].))((Marienschule (2019, September 9). //Fräindai is Seelterdai//. [[https://www.marienschule-struecklingen.de/news/1/521901/nachrichten/fr%C3%A4indai-is-seelterdai.html]].))((Homes, N. (2017, September 11).  „Fluchste Gebuursdaisfier" im Ramsloher Kalssenzimmer. //GA-online//. [[https://www.ga-online.de/artikel/308385/Fluchste-Gebuursdaisfier-im-Ramsloher-Kalssenzimmer]].))
 +
 +===visibility of Saterfrisian ===
 +Since April 2023, schools in Saterfriesland have made Sater Frisian more visible with inscriptions on the doors in the building. The Litje Skoule in //Skäddel// / Scharrel was the first ((Seeltersk (2023, April 17). Saterfriesische Beschriftungen in der Litje Skoule Skäddel [Sater Frisian inscriptions in the Litje Skoule Skäddel] //Seeltersk.// [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/saterfriesische-beschriftungen-in-der-litje-skoule-skaddel/]].)), and the Astrid-Líndgren-Grundschule in //Seedelsbierich// /Sedelsberg was the fourth and last primary school to introduce bilingual signs ((Seeltersk Kontoor. (2025, January 14). //Schulkinder in Sedelsberg lernen nun auch Saterfriesisch //[School children in Sedelsberg also learn Saterfrisian now]. Seeltersk. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/schulkinder-in-sedelsberg-lernen-nun-auch-saterfriesisch/]].)). 
 +
  
 ===Seelterfräiske Skoule=== ===Seelterfräiske Skoule===
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 [[https://hrs-saterland.de/schulleben/saterfriesisch/|Haupt- und Realschule Saterland]] in //Roomelse//, Ramsloh offered Sater Frisian as voluntary subject at the Realschüle (type of secondary school, until year 10), but not at the Hauptschüle (type of secondary school, until year 9)((Wikiwand. (2022, July 25). //Seeltersk an do Skoulen// [Sater Frisian in school]. [[https://www.wikiwand.com/stq/Seeltersk_an_do_Skoulen]].)), but, due to a lack of teachers, this has been cancelled since 2016.((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].)) One teacher organises a Sater Frisian activity twice a year, in the textiles programme of year 5.   [[https://hrs-saterland.de/schulleben/saterfriesisch/|Haupt- und Realschule Saterland]] in //Roomelse//, Ramsloh offered Sater Frisian as voluntary subject at the Realschüle (type of secondary school, until year 10), but not at the Hauptschüle (type of secondary school, until year 9)((Wikiwand. (2022, July 25). //Seeltersk an do Skoulen// [Sater Frisian in school]. [[https://www.wikiwand.com/stq/Seeltersk_an_do_Skoulen]].)), but, due to a lack of teachers, this has been cancelled since 2016.((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].)) One teacher organises a Sater Frisian activity twice a year, in the textiles programme of year 5.  
  
-[[https://www.lsg-ramsloh.de/index.php/faecher/saterfriesisch.html|Laurentius-Siemer-Gymnasium]] in //Roomelse//, Ramsloh offered an elective Sater Frisian course, but, due to a lack of teachers, this has been cancelled since 2018. ((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].))+[[https://www.lsg-ramsloh.de/index.php/faecher/saterfriesisch.html|Laurentius-Siemer-Gymnasium]] in //Roomelse//, Ramsloh offered an elective Sater Frisian course, but, due to a lack of teachers, this has been cancelled since 2018. ((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].)) In June 2023, a guest lecture, an introduction to the language and history of Saterland, was given by the //Seeltersk-Kontoor//, in collaboration with the //Oarbaidskring Seeltersk// and the //Seelter Buund//((Seeltersk (2023, June 8). Saterfriesisch in den Schulen [Sater Frisian in schools].// Seeltersk Kontoor. //[[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/saterfriesisch-in-den-schulen/]].)).
  
  
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 ==== Adult education ==== ==== Adult education ====
  
-The Seelter Buund, in collaboration with Seeltersk Kontoor, organises beginner and advanced Sater Frisian courses. In 2023, these courses without a participation fee, as the Lower Saxony Ministry for Science and Culture provides the funding ((Seeltersk.de (2023, February 16). Saterfriesischkurse im Jahr 2023 ausgebucht [Saterland Frisian courses fully booked in 2023]. //Seeltersk//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/saterfriesischkurs-im-jahr-2023/]].)) +The Seelter Buund, in collaboration with Seeltersk Kontoor, organises beginner and advanced Sater Frisian courses. In 2023, these courses without a participation fee, as the Lower Saxony Ministry for Science and Culture provides the funding ((Seeltersk (2023, February 16). Saterfriesischkurse im Jahr 2023 ausgebucht [Saterland Frisian courses fully booked in 2023]. //Seeltersk//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/saterfriesischkurs-im-jahr-2023/]].)) 
  
 A Sater Frisian course is also offered at the //Folks Volkshochschule für die Stadt und den Kreis Leer e.V// (Eng: adult education centre for the region of Leer) ((VHS Leer (n.d.). Saterfriesisch - Fortsetzung [Sater Frisian - continuation]. //VHS Leer.//[[https://www.vhs-leer.de/programm/sprachen/kw/bereich/kursdetails/kurs/2312641941/kursname/Saterfriesisch%20-%20Fortsetzung/kategorie-id/133/]].)) A Sater Frisian course is also offered at the //Folks Volkshochschule für die Stadt und den Kreis Leer e.V// (Eng: adult education centre for the region of Leer) ((VHS Leer (n.d.). Saterfriesisch - Fortsetzung [Sater Frisian - continuation]. //VHS Leer.//[[https://www.vhs-leer.de/programm/sprachen/kw/bereich/kursdetails/kurs/2312641941/kursname/Saterfriesisch%20-%20Fortsetzung/kategorie-id/133/]].))
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   * [[https://seeltersk-kursus.oostfraeisk.org/|Seeltersk - Kurs Saterfriesisch - Sater Frisian Course - Kursus Sóóterfräisk - Cursus Saterfries]] 15 lessons Sater Frisian (Dutch, English, German, West Frisian)   * [[https://seeltersk-kursus.oostfraeisk.org/|Seeltersk - Kurs Saterfriesisch - Sater Frisian Course - Kursus Sóóterfräisk - Cursus Saterfries]] 15 lessons Sater Frisian (Dutch, English, German, West Frisian)
   * [[https://www.seeltersk.de/seeltersk-lernen/|Seeltersk lernen]] collection of learning materials   * [[https://www.seeltersk.de/seeltersk-lernen/|Seeltersk lernen]] collection of learning materials
 +  * [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/seeltersk-moaket-klouk/|lessons Seeltersk moaket klouk 2022]] (Eng: Saterfrisian is cool): Thematic educational materials, concerning school, seasonal vegetables, and making waffles.
   * [[http://www.saterland.de/portal/meldungen/pressebericht-10-2016-sprache-lebendig-machen-spielerisch-saterfriesisch-lernen-mit-wimmelspiel-app-900000129-22001.html|Wimmelspiel]]: app for iOS and Android was created for 3 to 6 year old children as well as for adults to start learning Sater Frisian   * [[http://www.saterland.de/portal/meldungen/pressebericht-10-2016-sprache-lebendig-machen-spielerisch-saterfriesisch-lernen-mit-wimmelspiel-app-900000129-22001.html|Wimmelspiel]]: app for iOS and Android was created for 3 to 6 year old children as well as for adults to start learning Sater Frisian
   * [[https://www.saterland.de/portal/seiten/saterfriesische-sprache-900000015-22001.html|Kleine Saterfriesen]]: app for iOS and Android for 3-6 year old children for learning the language   * [[https://www.saterland.de/portal/seiten/saterfriesische-sprache-900000015-22001.html|Kleine Saterfriesen]]: app for iOS and Android for 3-6 year old children for learning the language
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