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Icelandic

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Icelandic is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family, spoken by about 390,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the national language.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
isl 1
Speaker Count
390,000 1
Native speakers, undated figure in the infobox.
Region
Iceland 1
Classification
Official Status
National Language (Symbolic, Not Sole Official) 1
Icelandic
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In Family

Source Wikipedia: Icelandic Language

Written In

Latin Script, Scripts
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Icelandic Language
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  • Lead section
    Icelandic or Icelandish is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about 390,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the national language.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    isl
  • Infobox, Speakers (Total)
    390,000 native speakers
  • Infobox, Native to
    Iceland
  • Official status, Icelandic entity page
    Icelandic is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family, spoken by about 390,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the national language.
  • In Family: Germanic, Infobox, Language family
    Top family: Indo-European languages; immediate branch: North Germanic languages.
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