Alternate Names: Føroyskt
Dialects: None known. Not inherently intelligible with Icelandic ,.
Status Notes: De facto provincial language in Faroe Islands.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 66,000 in Denmark (2007). Population total all countries: 66,150.
Language Development: Bible: 1948–1961.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Denmark
Other Comments: Faroe Islands are self-governing in most matters. Spoken on Faroe Islands by about 45,000 and in Denmark by about 21,000.