FAO ISO 639-3
Faroese
Føroyskt Autonym
A language of Faroe Islands
- ISO 639
- fao
- Alternate Names
- Faeroese
- Autonym
- Føroyskt
- Population
- 48,000 in Faroe Islands (2015 R. Hansen). Total users in all countries: 69,000.
- Location:
- Widespread.
- Language Status
- 1 (National). Statutory national language (1948, Faroe Islands Home Rule Act, Section 11), Co-equal with Danish for official purposes.
- Classification
- Indo-European, Germanic, North, West Scandinavian
- Dialects
- Suthuroy. Not inherently intelligible with Icelandic [isl].
- Language Use
- Also use Danish [dan].
- Language Development
- Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1948–1961.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Faroese
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Denmark
Language Name
Faroese
User Population
21,000 in Denmark (2015 R. Hansen).
Map
Location: Widespread.
Size and Vitality
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