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'''Öömrang''' is the dialect of the North Frisian language spoken on the island of Amrum in the German region of North Frisia. ''Öömrang'' refers to the ''Öömrang'' Frisian name of Amrum, ''Oomram''. Together with the Fering, Söl'ring, and Heligolandic dialects, it forms part of the insular group of North Frisian dialects and it is very similar to Fering. ''Öömrang'' is spoken by about one third of Amrum's 2300 people.

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Characteristics of ''Öömrang''

Characteristics of ''Öömrang''

★ Differentiation between long and short vowels by doubling of the vowel letter (e.g., ''lun'' [land, country] and ''skuul'' [school])

★ Use of numerous diphthongs and one triphthong, "uai" (e.g. ''spuai'' [speak the truth])

★ Frequent use of umlauts

★ Final "w" is pronounced like a short "u" (e.g. ''leew'' [dear, sweet])

★ The "r" is rolled (as in Italian)