The Frisian language is also spoken in a small part of Groningen ( province ) , and in East Friesland and North Friesland in Germany . FryslÃ cents n distinguishes itself from the other eleven provinces by having its own language , West Frisian , which is also spoken in a small adjacent part of the province of Groningen , to the east . Closely related languages , East Frisian ( `` Seeltersk '' , which is different from `` East Frisian ( Ostfriesisch ) '' , a collection of Low German dialects of East Frisia ) and North Frisian , are spoken in the Saterland and in North Friesland areas in Germany , respectively .