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Faroese

Faroese

Summary

Faroese is spoken by approximately 70,000 people, mainly in the Faroe Islands. A North Germanic language closely related to Icelandic, Faroese uses the Latin alphabet and fusional grammar. It has rich oral traditions and serves as an important aspect of Faroese identity, contributing to literature and music.

Stats

  • Language Family: Indo-European

  • Writing System: Latin

  • Writing System Type: Alphabet

  • Writing Direction: L to R

  • Tones / Pitch Accent: None

  • Morphology: Fusional

  • Cases: 4

  • Grammatical Gender / Noun Class: 3

  • Number of Verb Tenses: 2

  • Word Order: SVO

  • Number of Vowels (Monophthongs): 12

  • Number of Consonants: 22

Areas Where Spoken

  • Faroe Islands (Denmark) (official) (70 k)

Resources

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