Faroese

/ˌfɛərˈoʊz/ adjective, noun

Definition

As an adjective: relating to the Faroe Islands, their people, or their language. As a noun: the North Germanic language spoken in the Faroe Islands, or a person from there.

Etymology

From 'Faroe' (Old Norse 'Færeyjar,' meaning 'sheep islands') plus the suffix '-ese' (used for languages and nationalities), as in 'Japanese' or 'Chinese'.

Kelly Says

Faroese is one of the least widely spoken official languages in Europe with only about 72,000 speakers, yet it has remained remarkably unchanged since medieval times—making it a linguistic time capsule.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፋሮኛ
fa-ro-inja
ARالعربية
لغة فرسا
lugha farasa
BNবাংলা
ফেরোই
fe-ro-i
CACatalà
feroès
fe-ro-ès
CSČeština
faerský
fa-ers-ky
DADansk
føroisk
fo-ro-isk
DEDeutsch
Färöisch
fa-ro-ish
ELΕλληνικά
φαρεισικά
fa-rei-si-ka
ESEspañol
faroés
fa-ro-es
FAفارسی
زبان færöe
zaba-n fa-ro-e
FISuomi
fäärilaisten kieli
fa-a-ri-la-isten kieli
FRFrançais
féroïen
fe-roi-en
GUGU
ફેરોઈ ભાષા
fe-ro-i bhaasha
HAHA
faranci
fa-ran-ci
HEעברית
איסלנדי
is-lan-di
HIहिन्दी
फैरोई भाषा
fairoi bhaasha
HUMagyar
feröeri
fe-ro-e-ri
IDBahasa Indonesia
bahasa Faroe
ba-hasa fa-roe
IGIG
asụsụ Faroe
a-su-su fa-roe
ITItaliano
feroese
fe-ro-e-se
JA日本語
フェロー諸島語
ferō shōto-gūgo
KKKK
фарер тілі
fa-re-r ti-li
KMKM
ភាសាហ្វារ៉ូ
phaa-sa h-va-ro
KO한국어
페로어
pe-ro-eo
MRMR
फॅरोई भाषा
fa-ro-i bhaasha
MSBahasa Melayu
bahasa Faroe
ba-hasa fa-roe
MYမြန်မာ
ဖာရို ဘာသာ
pha-ro ba-tha
NLNederlands
Faeröers
fa-er-o-ers
NONorsk
færøysk
fär-øysk
PAPA
ਫੈਰੋਈ
fa-i-ro-i
PLPolski
język faroerski
je-zyk fa-ro-ers-ki
PTPortuguês
feroês
fe-ro-es
RORomână
fareze
fa-re-ze
RUРусский
фарерский
farerskiy
SVSvenska
färösk
fär-oesk
SWKiswahili
lugha ya Faroe
lu-gha ya fa-roe
TAதமிழ்
ஃபேரோஸ் மொழி
fa-e-ro-s mo-zhi
TEతెలుగు
ఫేరోయీ భాష
fa-ro-yi bhaasha
THไทย
ภาษาแฟโร
pha-sa fa-ro
TLTL
wikang Faroe
wi-kang fa-roe
TRTürkçe
farezece
fa-re-ze-ce
UKУкраїнська
фарерська
fare-rs'ka
URاردو
فاروس
fa-ro-us
VITiếng Việt
tiếng Faroe
tieng fa-roe
YOYO
Èdè Faroe
e-de fa-roe
ZH中文
法罗语
fǎ luó yǔ
ZUZU
isiFaro
i-si fa-ro

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