Faroese language resources – Language Links Database
Faroese – is a North Germanic language spoken as a native language by about 66,000 people, 45,000 of whom reside on the Faroe Islands and 21,000 in other areas, mainly Denmark. It is one of four languages descended from Old West Norse spoken in the Middle Ages, the others being Norwegian, Icelandic, and the extinct Norn, which is thought to have been mutually intelligible with Faroese. Faroese and Icelandic, its closest extant relative, are not mutually intelligible in speech, but the written languages resemble each other quite closely, largely owing to Faroese’s etymological orthography.
More information: Wikipedia
Native speakers: 66,000 (2007)
Official language in: Faroe Islands
Faroese Grammar and Pronunciation
- Giellatekno.uit.no - Faroese Language Tools
- IeLanguages - Faroese Tutorial by Johan Petur Dam
- Stidin.fo - An Extensive Faroese Course
- Framtak.com - Faroese alphabet and numbers
- WikiBooks - Language Lessons
- 101Languages - Basic Grammar and Vocabulary
Digitized Grammar Books
- Scribd.com Faroese a Language Course for Beginners Textbook
- Google Books The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (2011)
Faroese Vocabulary
- Goscandinavia.about.com “This is a phrasebook that consists out of nearly 200 phrases.
We tried to use various grammar constructions and a lot of basic vocabulary in these phrases, making them an excellent means to practise a language and learning vocabulary by just reading phrases.” - Cram.com - flashcards
- Quizlet.com - flashcards
- Icelandic.islandais.free.fr - basic vocabulary
- UniLang - Useful Words & Phrases in Faroese
Faroese Reading Materials
- Kvf.fo - Online News
- Wikipedia - A List of Newspapers
- Lonweb - Learn With Parallel Text
- Sosialurin - An Online Newspaper
Faroese Dictionaries
Faroese Listening and Video Resources
PODCASTS / AUDIOBOOKS
- Forvo - Pronunciation Of About 1000 Words
TV / VIDEO / MOVIES
- A YT Video Lessons
- SquidTV - Kringvarp Føroya is the public broadcaster in Faroe Islands. Archived videos are available online.
Faroese in Other Languages
- Kvf.fo - TV and Radio in Faraoese
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