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Hi Polyglots! 😃 | Hi Polyglots! 😃 | ||
Welcome to the '''Faroese''' learning page! | Welcome to the '''Faroese''' learning page! | ||
You will find below many '''free''' resources to learn and practice this language. | You will find below many '''free''' resources to learn and practice this language. | ||
Enjoy your learning journey with Polyglot Club! 😊 | Enjoy your learning journey with Polyglot Club! 😊 | ||
==Facts about Faroese == | ==Facts about Faroese == | ||
*'''Language code (ISO 639-3)''': <code>fao</code> | *'''Language code (ISO 639-3)''': <code>fao</code> | ||
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*'''The Faroese language is spoken in''': <code>Faroe Islands</code> | *'''The Faroese language is spoken in''': <code>Faroe Islands</code> | ||
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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 | |||
== 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=XfvZ9J4oABwC&printsec=frontcover Føroysk-ensk orðabók]: Faroese-English dictionary, by George Young & Cynthia Clewer (1985) | ||
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<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=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) | <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] | ||
[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== | ||
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*'''[https://polyglotclub.com/services/search-jobs/?pg_offre=39 Buy or Sell SERVICES related to Faroese]''' | *'''[https://polyglotclub.com/services/search-jobs/?pg_offre=39 Buy or Sell SERVICES related to Faroese]''' | ||
== Last Lessons == | |||
[[Language/Faroese/Grammar/How-to-Use-Have|How to Use Have]] — [[Language/Faroese/Grammar/How-to-Use-Be|How to Use Be]] — [[Language/Faroese/Vocabulary/How-to-say-Good-Bye?|How to say Good Bye?]] — [[Language/Faroese/Vocabulary/Health|Health]] — [[Language/Faroese/Grammar/Give-your-Opinion|Give your Opinion]] — [[Language/Faroese/Vocabulary/Express-Surprise|Express Surprise]] — [[Language/Faroese/Vocabulary/Geography|Geography]] — [[Language/Faroese/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]] — [[Language/Faroese/Vocabulary/Fruits|Fruits]] — [[Language/Faroese/Vocabulary/Feelings-and-Emotions|Feelings and Emotions]] — [[Language/Faroese/Vocabulary/Education|Education]] — [[Language/Faroese/Vocabulary/Drinks|Drinks]] — [[Language/Faroese/Vocabulary/Clothes|Clothes]] — [[Language/Faroese/Grammar/Negation|Negation]] — [[Language/Faroese/Grammar/Plurals|Plurals]] — [[Language/Faroese/Grammar/Questions|Questions]] — [[Language/Faroese/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]] — [[Language/Faroese/Grammar/Pronouns|Pronouns]] — [[Language/Faroese/Grammar/Adjectives|Adjectives]] — [[Language/Faroese/Vocabulary/Food|Food]] — [[Language/Faroese/Vocabulary/Count-to-10|Count to 10]] — [[Language/Faroese/Vocabulary/Animals|Animals]] — [[Language/Faroese/Vocabulary/Colors|Colors]] — [[Language/Faroese/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-Week|Days of the Week]] — [[Language/Faroese/Culture/Faroe-Islands-Timeline|Faroe Islands Timeline]] — [[Language/Faroese/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings|How to Say Hello and Greetings]] — [[Language/Faroese/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation|Alphabet and Pronunciation]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:41, 25 March 2023
Hi Polyglots! 😃
Welcome to the Faroese learning page!
You will find below many free resources to learn and practice this language.
Enjoy your learning journey with Polyglot Club! 😊
Facts about Faroese[edit | edit source]
- 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
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
Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
• 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) A-L & M-A
• 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)
Free Faroese Lessons[edit | edit source]
Language Exchange[edit | edit source]
Forum[edit | edit source]
Tools[edit | edit source]
Marketplace[edit | edit source]
Last Lessons[edit | edit source]
How to Use Have — How to Use Be — How to say Good Bye? — Health — Give your Opinion — Express Surprise — Geography — Future Tense — Fruits — Feelings and Emotions — Education — Drinks — Clothes — Negation — Plurals — Questions — Conditional Mood — Pronouns — Adjectives — Food — Count to 10 — Animals — Colors — Days of the Week — Faroe Islands Timeline — How to Say Hello and Greetings — Alphabet and Pronunciation