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Languages of the Faroe Islands information


Languages of Faroe Islands
OfficialFaroese, Danish
ForeignDanish, English and German
SignedFaroese Sign Language
Keyboard layout
Danish QWERTY[1]

The national language of the Faroe Islands is Faroese. The Faroese language is a Germanic language which is descended from Old Norse. Danish is the official second language.[2]

Faroese is similar in grammar to Icelandic and Old Norse, but closer in pronunciation to Norwegian. In the twentieth century Faroese became the official language and, because the Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, Danish is taught in Faroese schools.

  1. ^ "Layouts: Faroese (fo)". www.unicode.org.
  2. ^ "The Language of the Faroe Islands". Visit Faroe Islands. Retrieved 2020-11-28.

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Flag of the Faroe Islands

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Faroe Islanders

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Outline of the Faroe Islands

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University of the Faroe Islands

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Geography of the Faroe Islands

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British occupation of the Faroe Islands

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Church of the Faroe Islands

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Economy of the Faroe Islands

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Transport in the Faroe Islands

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Faroe Islands Football Association

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Faroe Islands Premier League

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Faroe Islands national football team

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