Faroese language

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The Faroese language is a North Germanic language spoken in the Faroe Islands, closely related to Icelandic and Old Norse and known for preserving many archaic Norse features.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Faroese 30
Faroese language canonical 7
Old Faroese 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Germanic language
North Germanic language
West Nordic language
natural language
ancestor Old Norse
linked to: Norse
autonym føroyskt
basicWordOrder SVO
closelyRelatedTo Icelandic language
Old Norse
linked to: Norse
family Indo-European languages
hasCaseSystem four grammatical cases
hasFeature V2 word order in main clauses
complex vowel system
consonant length distinctions
rich inflectional morphology
hasGrammaticalCase accusative
dative
genitive
nominative
hasGrammaticalGender feminine
masculine
neuter
hasNumber plural
singular
languageBranch West Scandinavian
languageCodeISO639-1 fo
languageCodeISO639-2 fao
languageCodeISO639-3 fao
minorityLanguageIn Canada
Denmark
Greenland
Iceland
Norway
United States
nativeTo Faroe Islands
officialIn Faroe Islands
preservesFeatureFrom Old Norse morphology
Old Norse phonology
region North Atlantic
linked to: North Atlantic area
regulatingBody Faroese Language Council
relatedTo Danish language
Norwegian language
Swedish language
spokenIn Canada
Denmark
Faroe Islands
Greenland
Iceland
Norway
United States
subbranch North Germanic languages
subfamily Germanic languages
usedAs language of administration in Faroe Islands
language of education in Faroe Islands
language of media in Faroe Islands
usesDiacritics acute accent
usesLetter æ
ð
ø
writingSystem Faroese alphabet
Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Norse influenced Faroese language
Norse hasDescendant Faroese language
Germanic languages includesLanguage Faroese language
Jóhan hasLanguageUsage Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
North Germanic languages includesLanguage Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
North Germanic languages majorModernStandard Standard Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Scandinavians oftenDistinguishedFrom Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Faroe Islands officialLanguage Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Dag languageOfUse Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Faroese alphabet usedFor Faroese language
Faroese alphabet language Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Faroese Language Council officialLanguageRegulated Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Faroese Language Council languageOfWork Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Old Icelandic closelyRelatedTo Old Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Icelandic closelyRelatedTo Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Ivar hasLanguageOfUse Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Poul languageOfUse Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Merkið hasLanguageForm Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Løgting officialLanguage Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Port of Tórshavn languageUsed Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Faroe Islands national football team officialLanguageOfTeamCountry Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Faroese homelandOfficialLanguages Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Hestur hasCulturalCharacteristic Faroese language
Hestur hasNameOrigin Faroese language
Tor languageOfUse Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Viðoy languageUsed Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Nólsoy languageSpoken Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Borðoy hasLanguage Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Nordic Council Literature Prize eligibleLanguage Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Kalsoy languageSpoken Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Nordic Council of Ministers officialLanguage Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Hedvig languageOfUse Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Sandoy officialLanguage Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Søren languageOfUse Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Vilhelm languageOfUse Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Faroese government languageOfAdministration Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Ministry of Culture of the Faroe Islands languageOfJurisdiction Faroese
linked to: Faroese language
Ministry of Culture of the Faroe Islands usesLanguage Faroese
linked to: Faroese language