Faroese intro

Short intro to the Faroese language

Transcript

1. Introducing Faroese photo:http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hvalba_scenery.jpg Dydd Sul, 19 Mai 13
2. Faroese (Føroyskt), as the name implies, is the language of the Faroe Islands (Føroyar). Viking longship: http://www.dailygalaxy.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/25/viking_longship_3.jpg Map: maps.google.com Its Old Norse ancestor was brought to the islands when the Vikings settled the island in the 9th century. Dydd Sul, 19 Mai 13
3. Thus the Faroese language is closely related to Icelandic (especially in writing, less so when spoken), and more distantly related to the mainland Scandinavian languages: Norwegian, Danish and Swedish. Like Icelandic, Faroese has retained features that the mainland Scandinavian languages have lost, such as the case system and a greater degree of verbal agreement. Iceland Faroe Islands Norway Map: http://www.yourchildlearns.com/images/europe-map-2.png Sweden Denmark Dydd Sul, 19 Mai 13
4. The Faroese language is nowadays spoken by 70,000 - 75,000 people, which is the whole 50,000 Faroese population living on the islands, as well as those living elsewhere (mostly in Denmark). In the last hundred years it has established itself as the main language of the islands that is used in all levels of society. Parade photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Føroysk_fløgg_á_Ólavsøku.jpg Faroese government building photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tinganes.jpg Dydd Sul, 19 Mai 13
5. Now, all that’s left for me to say is: ...and here’s a picture of a puffin (Faroese: lundi) Lundi: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Faroe_stamp_031_puffin.jpg Alt tað besta! (‘Good luck!’) Dydd Sul, 19 Mai 13