Føroyskt

Faroese

Germanic

FamilyGermanic Speakers~70K ScriptLatin CountriesFaroe Islands (Denmark) Official inFaroe Islands (co-official with Danish) Vitalityvulnerable ISO 639-3fao

Also known as: Faroese, Føroyskt

Faroese (Føroyskt) is a North Germanic language with ~70K speakers — official in the Faroe Islands (alongside Danish). Closest living relatives are Icelandic and extinct Norn (Shetland/Orkney). Standardized written form by V. U. Hammershaimb 1854 deliberately archaized to mirror Old Norse spelling. Strong literary tradition (William Heinesen) and active modern publishing.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Faroese

Water

vatn

vahtn

Fire

eldur

ɛltʊɹ

Sun

sól

sɔuːl

Moon

máni

mɔaːnɪ

Star

stjørna

ˈtʃœdna

Night

nátt

nɔtː

Rain

regn

rɛɡn

Snow

kavi

ˈkɛaːvɪ

Wind

vindur

ˈvɪndʊr

Earth

jørð

jœɹd

Stone

steinur

staiːnʊɹ

Mountain

fjall

fjatl

Sea

hav

hɛaːv

Mother

móðir

mɔuːɪɹ

Father

faðir

fɛaːjɪɹ

Daughter

dóttir

ˈdœhtɪɹ

I

eg

eː

You

tú

tʉuː

We

vit

viːt

Name

navn

naun

Person

menniskja

ˈmɛnːɪʃa

Head

høvd

hœtː

Eye

eyga

ɛiːja

Ear

oyra

ɔiːra

Nose

nøs

nøːs

Mouth

munnur

ˈmʊnːʊɹ

Tooth

tonn

tɔnː

Tongue

tunga

ˈtʊŋɡa

Hand

hond

hɔnt

Foot

fótur

ˈfɔuːtʊɹ

Heart

hjarta

jaɹta

Bone

bein

baiːn

Blood

blóð

bloːʊ

Poop

kúkur

kʉːkʊr

Love

kærleiki

kɛaːɹlaiːtʃɪ

Tree

træ

tɹɛaː

Dog

hundur

hʊntʊɹ

Cat

ketta

tʃɛhta

Fish

fiskur

ˈfɪskʊɹ

Bird

fuglur

ˈfuːlʊɹ

Butterfly

firvaldur

ˈfɪɹvaldʊɹ

Egg

egg

ɛɡ

Bear

bjørn

bjœɹn

Horse

hestur

ˈhɛstʊr

House

hús

huːs

Milk

mjólk

mjɔulk

Honey

hunangur

ˈhuːnaŋɡʊɹ

Salt

salt

salt

Wine

vín

vʊin

Rice

rís

rʊis

Chocolate

sjokuláta

ˈʃoːʰkʊlɔɑːʰta

Iron

jarn

jaɳ

Wheel

hjól

tʃɔuːl

Silk

silki

ˈsɪltʃɪ

Book

bók

pɔuːk

Eat

eta

eːta

Drink

drekka

tɹɛhka

Sleep

sova

ˈsɔːva

One

ein

ain

Two

tveir

tvaɪɹ

Three

tríggir

ˈtɹʊdʒːɪɹ

Four

fýra

ˈfʊiɹa

Five

fimm

fɪmː

Hundred

hundrað

ˈhʊndɹa

Hello

hey

hɛi

Thank you

takk

tʰahk

Good

góður

kɔuːʊɹ

New

nýggjur

ˈnʊdʒːʊɹ

Red

reyður

ˈɹɛiːjʊɹ

White

hvítur

kvʊiːtʊɹ

Black

svartur

ˈsvaʂtʊɹ

Green

grønur

ˈɡrøːnʊr

Blue

bláur

ˈblɔaːɹʊɹ

Cuckoo

geykur

ˈtʃɛiːkʊr

Woof

voff voff

vɔfː vɔfː

Computer

telda

ˈtʰɛlda

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuːʃi

Tea

te

tʰeː

Coffee

kaffi

ˈkafːɪ

Sugar

sukur

ˈsuːkʊɹ

Orange

appilsin

aʰpɪlˈsiːn

Ninety-nine

níggju og níti

nʊdʒːʊ ɔ nʊitɪ

Dopamine

Dopamin

doːpaˈmiːn

At sign

kurla

ˈkʰʊɭa

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Germanic

Meaning FaroeseIcelandicSwedishNorwegian NynorskNorwegianOld NorseLow German
Water vatn /vahtn/ vatn /vahtn/ vatten /vatːɛn/ vatn /vɑːtn/ vann /vɑnː/ vatn /vɑtn/ Water /vɑːtɐ/
Fire eldur /ɛltʊɹ/ eldur /ɛltʏɹ/ eld /ɛld/ eld /ɛld/ ild /ilː/ eldr /eldr/ Füer /fyːɐ/
Sun sól /sɔuːl/ sól /souːl/ sol /suːl/ sol /suːl/ sol /suːl/ sól /soːl/ Sünn /zʏn/
Moon máni /mɔaːnɪ/ tungl /tʰuŋkl/ måne /moːnɛ/ måne /moːnə/ måne /moːnə/ máni /mɑːni/ Maan /maːn/
Star stjørna /ˈtʃœdna/ stjarna /ˈstjadna/ stjärna /ˈɧæːɳa/ stjerne /ˈstjæːɳə/ stjerne /ˈstjæːɳə/ stjarna /ˈstjarna/ Steern /steːrn/
Night nátt /nɔtː/ nótt /nouht/ natt /natː/ natt /nɑtː/ natt /nɑtː/ nótt /noːtː/ Nacht /naxt/
Rain regn /rɛɡn/ rigning /ˈrɪknɪŋk/ regn /rɛŋn/ regn /rɛjn/ regn /rɛjn/ regn /rɛɣn/ Regen /ˈreːɡn̩/
Snow kavi /ˈkɛaːvɪ/ snjór /snjouːr/ snö /snøː/ snø /snøː/ snø /snøː/ snjór /snjoːr/ Snee /sneː/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Faroese
Eg vil prøva ein klæðnadrátt sum eg sá í einari búð yvir fyri hotellinum
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

I wanna try on a suit I seen ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ek wil 'n pak aanpas wat ek gesien het ‌in 'n winkel oorkant die hotel
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Jeg vil prøve et jakkesæt som jeg så i en butik overfor hotellet
Faroese
Eg vil prøva ein klæðnadrátt sum eg sá í einari búð yvir fyri hotellinum

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