Faroese
PrintA language of Denmark
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Føroyskt
Population
66,000 in Denmark (2007). Population total all countries: 66,150.
Location
Faroe Islands. Also in United States.
Language Status
2 (Provincial). De facto provincial language in Faroe Islands.
Classification
Dialects
Not inherently intelligible with Icelandic [isl].
Language Development
Bible: 1948–1961.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Faroe Islands are self-governing in most matters. Spoken on Faroe Islands by about 45,000 and in Denmark by about 21,000.