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Faroese (føroyskt, pronoonced [ˈføːɹɪst] or [ˈføːɹɪʂt]), is an Insular Nordic leid spoken bi aboot 50,000 fowk in the Faroe Islands an aboot 25,000 Faroese in Denmark an elsewhaur. It is ane o fower leids descendit frae the Auld Wast Norse leid spaken in the Middle Ages , the ithers being Icelandic , Norse an the extinct Norn ...
- aroond 70,000-75,000
- IPA: [ˈføːɹɪst]]
Faroese (/ ˌ f ɛər oʊ ˈ iː z, ˌ f ær-/ FAIR-oh-EEZ, FARR-; endonym: føroyskt mál [ˈføːɹɪst ˈmɔaːl]) is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 69,000 Faroe Islanders, of which 21,000 reside mainly in Denmark and elsewhere.
- 69,000 (2015)
- Faroe Islands
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Faroese people or Faroe Islanders (Faroese: føroyingar; Danish: færinger) are an ethnic group native to the Faroe Islands. The Faroese are of mixed Norse and Gaelic origins. About 21,000 Faroese live in neighbouring countries, particularly in Denmark, Iceland and Norway.
- 21,687
- 1,981
- ≈50,000
Native name: føroyskt [ˈføːɹɪst] Language family: Indo-European, Germanic, North Germanic, West Scandinavian, Insular Scandinavian. Number of speakers: c. 66,000. Spoken in: Faroe Islands and Denmark. First written: 14th century AD. Writing system: Latin alphabet. Status: official language in Faroe Islands. Recognised minority language in Denmark.
Jul 11, 2018 · The Faroes are an archipelago of 18 verdant, volcanic islands jutting out of the Atlantic Ocean between Scotland, Iceland and Norway. With a Celtic and Viking heritage – and a population of ...
Faroe Islands has its own language. The language of the Faroe Islands is called Faroese and it is the official language of the Faroe Islands. Faroese is closely related to Icelandic and to Middle Norwegian, the language used in Norway around 1400.
