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 ===== Demographics ===== ===== Demographics =====
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 +{{:languages:student_sheets:map_of_faroe_islands_in_europe_-_english_caption.jpg?400| Location of the Faroe Islands in Europe}}
  
 <color #ed1c24>Map: Faroe Islands geographically</color> https://faroeislands.cdn.fo/savn/ygkcccya/map_of_faroe_islands_in_europe_-_english_caption.png?width=1920&bgcolor=fff&rmode=min&format=jpg&s=JqMErebKx1iI0Sq7EkJH0D-xaLs\\ <color #ed1c24>Map: Faroe Islands geographically</color> https://faroeislands.cdn.fo/savn/ygkcccya/map_of_faroe_islands_in_europe_-_english_caption.png?width=1920&bgcolor=fff&rmode=min&format=jpg&s=JqMErebKx1iI0Sq7EkJH0D-xaLs\\
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 The Faroe Islands lie about halfway between Scotland and Iceland in the northeast Atlantic, and consist of 18 mountainous islands (of which 17 are inhabited).\\ The Faroe Islands lie about halfway between Scotland and Iceland in the northeast Atlantic, and consist of 18 mountainous islands (of which 17 are inhabited).\\
 In August 2025 the Faroe islands had a total population of 55,146 people.(( In August 2025 the Faroe islands had a total population of 55,146 people.((
-Hagstova Føroya - Statistics Faroe Islands. (2025, September). //Population//. Ministry of Finance. https://hagstova.fo/en/population/population/population)) The population is dispersed across the islands, though around 40 % live in or near the capital, Tórshavn. ((The Government of the Faroe Islands - Føroyar - The Faroe Islands https://www.government.fo/en/foreign-relations/about-the-faroe-islands)) +Hagstova Føroya - Statistics Faroe Islands. (2025, September). //Population//. Ministry of Finance. https://hagstova.fo/en/population/population/population)) The population is dispersed across the islands, though around 40 % live in or near the capital, Tórshavn. ((The Government of the Faroe Islands. (n.d.). //Føroyar - The Faroe Islands//. https://www.government.fo/en/foreign-relations/about-the-faroe-islands))
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 ==== Language Area ==== ==== Language Area ====
  
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 ==== Varieties ==== ==== Varieties ====
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 +{{:languages:student_sheets:faroese_dialects_and_subdialects.png?400|Dialects of Faroese}}
  
 <color #ed1c24>Map: Dialects of Faroese</color> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Faroese_Dialects_and_Subdialects.svg <color #ed1c24>Map: Dialects of Faroese</color> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Faroese_Dialects_and_Subdialects.svg
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   * special education schools   * special education schools
   * day care centers and kindergartens\\   * day care centers and kindergartens\\
-The Ministry’s responsibilities include legislative work (i.e. offering municipalities advice on legislation and guidance regarding educational matters), curricula, examinations, teacher salaries, school transport, leisure time education (e.g. music schools) and the approval of school structures and building projects. In addition it supervises institutions like the educational publisher //Nám//. ((Ministry of Children and Education - Education and Research https://www.bumr.fo/fo/arbeidsoeki/utbugving-og-gransking))+The Ministry’s responsibilities include legislative work (i.e. offering municipalities advice on legislation and guidance regarding educational matters), curricula, examinations, teacher salaries, school transport, leisure time education (e.g. music schools) and the approval of school structures and building projects. In addition it supervises institutions like the educational publisher //Nám//. ((Barna- og útbúgvingarmálaráðið Ministry of Children and Education. (n.d.). //Útbúgving og gransking (Education and Research)//. https://www.bumr.fo/fo/arbeidsoeki/utbugving-og-gransking))
  
 ==== Language standardisation ==== ==== Language standardisation ====
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 Further institutionalisation was achieved by the founding of the //Føroyska málnevndin// (Language Committee of the Faroe Islands) in 1985, which functioned as an advisory institution on language matters. ((faroeislands.fo Official site of the Faroe Islands. (n.d.). //The Faroese Language//. https://www.faroeislands.fo/arts-culture/the-faroese-language))\\ Further institutionalisation was achieved by the founding of the //Føroyska málnevndin// (Language Committee of the Faroe Islands) in 1985, which functioned as an advisory institution on language matters. ((faroeislands.fo Official site of the Faroe Islands. (n.d.). //The Faroese Language//. https://www.faroeislands.fo/arts-culture/the-faroese-language))\\
-In 2013, the //Føroyska málnevndin// was replaced by the newly founded and restructured  [[https://malrad.fo/|Málráðið]] (Faroese Language Council) as part of the [[https://www.ammr.fo/en/|Ministry of Social Affairs and Culture]]. Its responsibilities include promoting and developing (e.g. through coining neologisms) the Faroese language, advising individuals, institutions and government bodies on language matters and determining the Faroese spelling (i.e. publication of a unified Faroese spelling dictionary). In contrast to his predecessor is the //Málráðið// authorized to make binding decisisons.((The Faroese Language Council - About Málráðið https://malrad.fo/um-malradid))((Zieseler, L. (2024). 3 Focus on Faroese: Digital Insights into the Smallest North Germanic Language Community. In B. Arendt & G. Reershemius (Ed.), Heritage Languages in the Digital Age: The Case of Autochthonous Minority Languages in Western Europe (pp. 54-76). Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit: Multilingual Matters. https://doi.org/10.21832/9781800414235-006))+In 2013, the //Føroyska málnevndin// was replaced by the newly founded and restructured  [[https://malrad.fo/|Málráðið]] (Faroese Language Council) as part of the [[https://www.ammr.fo/en/|Ministry of Social Affairs and Culture]]. Its responsibilities include promoting and developing (e.g. through coining neologisms) the Faroese language, advising individuals, institutions and government bodies on language matters and determining the Faroese spelling (i.e. publication of a unified Faroese spelling dictionary). In contrast to his predecessor, the //Málráðið// is authorized to make binding decisisons.((Málráðið. (n.d.). //In English - About Málráðið//. https://malrad.fo/um-malradid)) ((Zieseler, L. (2024). 3 Focus on Faroese: Digital Insights into the Smallest North Germanic Language Community. In B. Arendt & G. Reershemius (Ed.), Heritage Languages in the Digital Age: The Case of Autochthonous Minority Languages in Western Europe (pp. 54-76). Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit: Multilingual Matters. https://doi.org/10.21832/9781800414235-006))
  
  
 ==== Language learning materials ==== ==== Language learning materials ====
  
-//[[https://nam.fo/|Nám]]// (the only educational publisher on the Faroe Islands) provides textbooks and other teaching material, both printed and digital, for all subjects being taught in Faroese. Materials are mainly produced for primary and lower secondary education, though some are provided digitally for upper secondary education. ((European Educational Publishers Group - Nám Faroe Islands https://www.eepg.org/Faroe_1.html))\\+//[[https://nam.fo/|Nám]]// (the only educational publisher on the Faroe Islands) provides textbooks and other teaching material, both printed and digital, for all subjects being taught in Faroese. Materials are mainly produced for primary and lower secondary education, though some are provided digitally for upper secondary education. ((European Educational Publishers Group. (n.d.). //Nám Faroe Islands//. https://www.eepg.org/Faroe_1.html))\\
  
 Other teaching material for upper secondary and higher education is then usually provided in Danish or English. Other teaching material for upper secondary and higher education is then usually provided in Danish or English.
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 For children on the Faroe Islands nine years of education are compulsory. Pupils can recieve their education at one of the public schools (//fólkaskúli//) or through equivalent instruction, e.g. private schools or home-schooling that matches the standards of the public schools. For children on the Faroe Islands nine years of education are compulsory. Pupils can recieve their education at one of the public schools (//fólkaskúli//) or through equivalent instruction, e.g. private schools or home-schooling that matches the standards of the public schools.
-Since the Home Rule Act of 1948, Faroese is the compulsory language of instruction in the //fólkaskúli//, which provide free primary and lower secondary education (Years 1-10). ((faroeislands.fo The Official site of the Faroe Islands. (n.d.). //Education//. https://www.faroeislands.fo/people-society/education-research/education/)) ((Tórshavnar kommuna - Schools https://www.torshavn.fo/in-english/family-and-children/schools))\\+Since the Home Rule Act of 1948, Faroese is the compulsory language of instruction in the //fólkaskúli//, which provide free primary and lower secondary education (Years 1-10). ((faroeislands.fo The Official site of the Faroe Islands. (n.d.). //Education//. https://www.faroeislands.fo/people-society/education-research/education/)) ((Tórshavnar kommuna. (n.d.). //Schools//. https://www.torshavn.fo/in-english/family-and-children/schools))\\
 Primary education starts around the age of 7. The first four years are usually taught at primary schools in the villages, while the last three years take place at district schools. Danish language instruction begins in Year 3 and English in Year 5. ((Sroka, W. (2015). Faroe Islands. In: Hörner, W., Döbert, H., Reuter, L., von Kopp, B. (eds) The Education Systems of Europe. Global Education Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07473-3_15))\\ Primary education starts around the age of 7. The first four years are usually taught at primary schools in the villages, while the last three years take place at district schools. Danish language instruction begins in Year 3 and English in Year 5. ((Sroka, W. (2015). Faroe Islands. In: Hörner, W., Döbert, H., Reuter, L., von Kopp, B. (eds) The Education Systems of Europe. Global Education Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07473-3_15))\\
  
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