Saterland Frisian phonetics and phonology

The pronunciation of Saterland Frisian is regarded as very conservative in linguistic terms, like the entire East Frisian language group was conservative with regards to Old Frisian. The following tables are based on studies by Marron C. Fort.

Monophthongs
The consonant /r/ is often realised as a vowel [] in the syllable coda.

Short vowels:

Semi-long vowels:

Long vowels:

Consonants
Plosives: Today, voiced plosives in the syllable coda are usually terminally devoiced. Especially older speakers though may use voiced codae.

Fricatives:

Other consonants: