Languages

Faroese

Germanic Languages

Citation Formats

General Reference

Language Atlas. "Faroese." Accessed September 1, 2026. https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/faroese.

APA Style

Language Atlas. (n.d.). Faroese. Retrieved September 1, 2026, from https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/faroese

BibTeX

@misc{languageatlas-faroese,
  author = {Language Atlas},
  title = {Faroese},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/faroese},
  note = {Accessed September 1, 2026}
}

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.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Faroese Language

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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.

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1. Wikipedia: Faroese Language

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