Faroese language
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| Faroese | |
|---|---|
| føroyskt | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈføːɹɪst], [ˈføːɹɪʂt] |
| Native to | Faroe Islands, Denmark, Norway |
| Native speakers | 60,000–80,000 (date missing) |
| Language family |
Indo-European
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| Writing system | Latin (Faroese variant) |
| Official status | |
| Official language in |  |
| Regulated by | Faroese Language Board Føroyska málnevndin |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | fo |
| ISO 639-2 | fao |
| ISO 639-3 | fao |
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Faroese is the Germanic language of the Faroe Islands spoken by about 70,000 people. The language came from Old Norse which was spoken in the Middle Ages. Faroese is the most similar to Icelandic; although speakers of Faroese and Icelandic can't understand each other, the written languages are quite similar. The alphabet has 29 letters that come from the Latin alphabet.
Faroese numbers [change]
| Number | Faroese |
|---|---|
| 0 | null |
| 1 | eitt |
| 2 | tvey |
| 3 | trý |
| 4 | fýra |
| 5 | fimm |
| 6 | seks |
| 7 | sjey |
| 8 | átta |
| 9 | níggju |
| 10 | tíggju |
| 11 | ellivu |
| 12 | tólv |
| 13 | trettan |
| 14 | fjúrtan |
| 15 | fimtan |
| 16 | sekstan |
| 17 | seytjan |
| 18 | átjan |
| 19 | nítjan |
| 20 | tjúgu |
| 21 | einogtjúgu |
| 22 | tveyogtjúgu |
| 30 | tredivu, tríati |
| 40 | fjøruti, fýrati |
| 50 | hálvtrýss, fimmti |
| 60 | trýss, seksti |
| 70 | hálvfjers, sjeyti |
| 80 | fýrs, áttati |
| 90 | hálvfems, níti |
| 100 | hundrað |
| 1000 | (eitt) túsund |
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