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Faroese

Germanic Languages

Faroese is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 69,000 Faroe Islanders, of whom 21,000 reside mainly in Denmark and elsewhere.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
fao 1
Speaker Count
69,000 1
2015 estimate.
Region
Faroe Islands 1
Faroese
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Latin Script, Scripts

Faroese is standardly written in the Latin alphabet.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Faroese Language
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  • Lead section
    Faroese is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 69,000 Faroe Islanders, of whom 21,000 reside mainly in Denmark and elsewhere.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    fao
  • Infobox, Speakers
    69,000 (2015)
  • Infobox, Native to
    Faroe Islands
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