Difference between revisions of "Language/Faroese"
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==Facts about Faroese == | ==Facts about Faroese == | ||
Faroeseis a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 72,000 Faroe Islanders, around 53,000 of whom reside on the Faroe Islands and 23,000 in other areas, mainly Denmark. | |||
It is one of five languages descended from Old West Norse spoken in the Middle Ages, the others being Norwegian, Icelandic, and the extinct Norn and Greenlandic Norse. | |||
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroese_language | |||
*'''Language code (ISO 639-3)''': <code>fao</code> | *'''Language code (ISO 639-3)''': <code>fao</code> | ||
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== Dictionaries == | == Dictionaries == | ||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://sprotin.fo/?p=dictionaries Sprotin]: Faroese dictionary & Faroese-English, Danish, German, Spanish… | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://books.google.com/books?id=XfvZ9J4oABwC&printsec=frontcover Føroysk-ensk orðabók]: Faroese-English dictionary, by George Young & Cynthia Clewer (1985) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://books.google.com/books?id=BVrlT74v1l0C&printsec=frontcover Orðaskyn], <span class="x">mín fyrsta orðabók</span> : Faroese dictionary for children (1994) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://books.google.com/books?id=8jHSEyYnOCUC&printsec=frontcover Heimur okkara alfrøði]: Faroese encyclopedia for children (1992) | |||
[https://books.google.com/books?id=8jHSEyYnOCUC&printsec=frontcover A-L] & [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZDzW0Lvi47oC&printsec=frontcover M-A] | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://books.google.com/books?id=n4pAe04Bf3IC&printsec=frontcover Heimsins lond]: Faroese world atlas, by Simon Adams (1999) | <span class="jb">•</span> [https://books.google.com/books?id=n4pAe04Bf3IC&printsec=frontcover Heimsins lond]: Faroese world atlas, by Simon Adams (1999) | ||
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<span class="jb">•</span> [https://books.google.com/books?id=RJerfrSehJ8C&printsec=frontcover Føroya jarðfrøði]: geology of the Faroe Islands, by Jóannes Rasmussen (2005) | <span class="jb">•</span> [https://books.google.com/books?id=RJerfrSehJ8C&printsec=frontcover Føroya jarðfrøði]: geology of the Faroe Islands, by Jóannes Rasmussen (2005) | ||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://germanic-studies.org/Lexical-purism-neologisms-and-language-contact-in-Icelandic-and-Faroese.htm The vocabulary of insular Scandinavian]: <span class="x">lexical purism, neologisms and language contact in Icelandic and Faroese</span>, by Edward Smith (2014) | |||
*Source: https://www.lexilogos.com/english/faroese_dictionary.htm | |||
==Free Faroese Lessons== | ==Free Faroese Lessons== | ||
Revision as of 21:26, 6 September 2021
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Welcome to the Faroese learning page!
You will find below many free resources to learn and practice this language.
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Facts about Faroese
Faroeseis a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 72,000 Faroe Islanders, around 53,000 of whom reside on the Faroe Islands and 23,000 in other areas, mainly Denmark.
It is one of five languages descended from Old West Norse spoken in the Middle Ages, the others being Norwegian, Icelandic, and the extinct Norn and Greenlandic Norse.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroese_language
- Language code (ISO 639-3):
fao
- Autonyms (how to write "Faroese" in Faroese):
Føroyskt
- Other names for "Faroese":
Faeroese, Føroyskt
- The Faroese language is spoken in:
Faroe Islands
Dictionaries
• Sprotin: Faroese dictionary & Faroese-English, Danish, German, Spanish…
• Føroysk-ensk orðabók: Faroese-English dictionary, by George Young & Cynthia Clewer (1985)
• Orðaskyn, mín fyrsta orðabók : Faroese dictionary for children (1994)
• Heimur okkara alfrøði: Faroese encyclopedia for children (1992)
• Heimsins lond: Faroese world atlas, by Simon Adams (1999)
• Føroysk flora: flora of the Faroe Islands, by Jóhannes Jóhansen (2000)
• Føroya jarðfrøði: geology of the Faroe Islands, by Jóannes Rasmussen (2005)
• The vocabulary of insular Scandinavian: lexical purism, neologisms and language contact in Icelandic and Faroese, by Edward Smith (2014)