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Presentation Hindrik Sijens, FUEN Non-Kin-State Working Group Meeting, Tresoar, Leeuwarden (NL)

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'Frysker: what is (in) it' is the title of the presentation that lexicographer Hindrik Sijens will give at the annual meeting of the FUEN Non-Kin-State (NKS) working group in Leeuwarden.

What do the Roma, Sorbs and Frisians, the Ladins, Pomaks and Meskhetian Turks have in common? Their representatives belong to minorities that have neither a state of their own nor a neighbouring state in which they form the majority. This is precisely why they face similar challenges when it comes to preserving and maintaining their language, culture and identity.

Exchange between these communities is therefore all the more important. The Non-Kin-State (NKS), under the umbrella of FUEN, provides a platform for this exchange.

From 2 to 5 July 2026, the Working Group will come together for its tenth annual meeting, this time in Ljouwert/Leeuwarden in the province of Fryslân/Friesland in the Netherlands. The conference will be hosted by the Frisian FUEN member organisation De Fryske Beweging, which works to promote the West Frisian language and culture.

Sijens

In the work session “Digital presence of minority languages”, lexicographer Hindrik Sijens will talk about digital language tools for Frisian, with a focus on the website Frysker. His presentation is titled ' Frysker: what is (in) it' .

The conference is for members of the NKS Working Group only.

 

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