East Frisian Low Saxon is one of the
Friso-Saxon dialects, a
West Low German dialect spoken in the
East Frisian peninsula of northwestern
Lower Saxony. It is used quite frequently in everyday speech there. About half of the East Frisian population in the coastal region uses
Platdüütsk. A number of individuals, despite not being active speakers of Low Saxon, are able to understand it to some extent. However, both active and passive language skills are in a state of decrease.