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  1. According to the Faroese census of 2011, [10] here is the breakdown of people in the Faroe Islands by language:

    • Faroese: 45,361 (93.9%)
    • Danish: 1,546 (3.2%)
    • Other Scandinavian languages, including Icelandic: 411 (0.9%)
    • Other European languages: 607 (1.3%)
    • Asian languages: 290 (0.6%)
    • Languages from the Middle East and North Africa: 40 (0.1%)
    • Other African languages: 31 (0.1%)
    • Sign language: 18 (0.04%)
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Faroe_Islands
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Faroe_Islands
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    Faroese 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. It is one of five languages descended from Old West Norse spoken in the Middle Ages; the others include Norwegian, Icelandic, and the extinct Norn andSee more

    Around 900 AD, the language spoken in the Faroes was Old Norse, which Norse settlers had brought with them during the time of the settlement of Faroe Islands (landnám) that began in 825. However, many of the settlers … See more

    As with most other Germanic languages, Faroese has a large number of vowels, with 26 in total. Vowel distribution is similar to other North Germanic languages in that short vowels appear in closed syllables (those ending in consonant clusters or long consonants) … See more

    To learn Faroese as a language
    • Adams, Jonathan & Hjalmar P. Petersen. Faroese: A Language Course for beginners Grammar & Textbook. Tórshavn, 2009: Stiðin (704 p.) ISBN 978-99918-42-54-7
    • W. … See more

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    Old Faroese (miðaldarføroyskt, ca. mid-14th to mid-16th centuries) is a form of Old Norse spoken in medieval times in the Faroe Islands. The most crucial aspects of the development of Faroese are diphthongisation and palatalisation.
    There is not … See more

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  4. Faroese language | North Atlantic, Nordic, Scandinavian

  5. WebLanguage 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; …

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