Faroese language facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Faroese
føroyskt mál
Native to	Faroe Islands, Denmark, Greenland
Ethnicity	Faroe Islanders
Native speakers	66,000  (2007)e18
Language family	Indo-European Germanic North Germanic West Scandinavian Insular Scandinavian Faroese
Early forms:	Old Norse Old West Norse Old Norwegian Old Faroese Faroese
Writing system	Latin (Faroese orthography) Faroese Braille
Official status
Official language in	Faroe Islands
Recognised minority language in	Denmark
Regulated by	Faroese Language Board Føroyska málnevndin
Linguasphere	52-AAA-ab
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Faroese is a cool language spoken by about 70,000 people, mostly on the Faroe Islands. It's part of the Germanic language family, just like English, German, and Swedish. This language has a long history, coming from Old Norse, which was spoken by Vikings way back in the Middle Ages. If you know Icelandic, you'll find Faroese quite similar! The Faroese alphabet uses 29 letters, all based on the Latin alphabet that many languages use.

Counting in Faroese

Learning numbers in a new language can be fun! Here are some common numbers in Faroese:

Images for kids

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  The Sheep letter (Faroese: Seyðabrævið) is the oldest surviving document of the Faroe Islands. Written in 1298 in Old Norse, it contains some words and expressions believed to be especially Faroese.

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  The Fámjin stone, a Faroese runestone

See also

In Spanish: Idioma feroés para niños