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Description

The languages spoken on the Faroe Islands include:

• Faroese
  • It is spoken in the entire area as a first language.
  • The numbers who speak Faroese are unclear since many ethnic Faroese live in Faroe Island and Denmark
  • Faroese is most similar to Icelandic and to their ancestor Old Norse, but is closer to Norwegian dialects of Western Norway

• Danish
  • It is the second official language
  • Danish is taught in schools
  • It can be used by the government in public relations

Word List(s)

Faroese

• Faroese phrasebook (Wikitravel)
• Useful Faroese phrases (Omniglot)

Danish

• Danish Genealogical Word List
• Useful Danish phrases (Omniglot)

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Faroese

• Faroese Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
• Faroese Alphabet and Pronunciation (Wikipedia)

The Faroese alphabet consists of 29 letters derived from the Latin script:

Majuscule forms (also called uppercase or capital letters)

A

Á

B

D

Eth|Ð

E

F

G

H

I

Í

J

K

L

M

N

O

Ó

P

R

S

T

U

Ú

V

Y

Ý

Æ

Ø

Minuscule forms (also called lowercase or small letters)

a

á

b

d

ð

e

f

g

h

i

í

j

k

l

m

n

o

ó

p

r

s

t

u

ú

v

y

ý

æ

ø

Danish

• Danish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
• Danish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Wikipedia)

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Faroese

• Learn Faroese (101Languages)
• Faroese to English Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Do You Speak Faroese? (VisitFaroeIslands)

Danish

• Danish to English Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Danish to English Dictionary (Bab.la)
• Danish Dictionary (Lexilogos)

Additional Resources

• The Faroese Language