“Butter, bread, and green cheese: whoever cannot say that is not a true Frisian.”

— Pier Gerlofs Donia

Quoted in: The Linguist: Journal of the Institute of Linguists. Volumes 42-43, The Institute, 2003. p. 192
According to legend, Pier forced his captives to repeat this shibboleth to distinguish Frisians from Dutch and Low Germans.

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Bûter, brea en griene tsiis: wa't dat net sizze ken, is gjin oprjochte Frys.

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