Frijsk

Occidental Frisian, also called Fryçais /fʁise/ in French, (Frisian: Frijsk) is a minority language of France, spoken by about 50,000 people in Northeastern France. The language is part of the larger group of the West Germanic Frisian languages.

North Frisian is closely related to Saterland Frisian of Northwest Germany, North Frisian of Germany and Denmark, and West Frisian which is spoken in the Netherlands. All of these are also closely related to the English language forming the Anglo-Frisian group.

The phonological system of the Occidental Frisian language is moderately influenced by Standard French and is slowly becoming less spoken among ethnic Frisians in the area. With a number of native speakers probably even less than 10,000 and decreasing use in France, the Occidental Frisian language is endangered. It is unprotected as a minority language, but schools in Frisian speaking areas offer Frisian courses in school, typically as a second language class. However, this is controversial, even in the Frisian regions of France.

Verbs
Verbs in Occidental Frisian have been vastly simplified since its earliest forms. Verbs decline for three persons, two tenses (past and non-past), and two moods (indicative and imperative).