Bökingharde North Frisian

Bökingharde Frisian (Böökinghiirder frasch), also known as Mooring, is a dialect of the North Frisian language spoken in Niebüll and the amt of Bökingharde in the German region of North Frisia. The dialect forms part of the mainland group of North Frisian dialects.

Bökingharde Frisian
Böökinghiirder frasch
Bilingual town sign (German-Mooring) in Niebüll
Native toGermany
RegionBökingharde, Nordfriesland
Indo-European
Dialects
  • East Mooring
  • West Mooring
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologmoor1245
Linguasphere52-ACA-eab
North Frisian dialects

The Mooring subdialects are spoken in the Risum Bog (Risem Moor or Risem Måår). Mooring is often used as a North Frisian lingua franca, especially on the internet, and there is a Mooring Frisian primary school in Risum-Lindholm.

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