Faroese (/ ˌ f ɛər oʊ ˈ iː z, ˌ f ær-/ FAIR-oh-EEZ, FARR-; føroyskt mál [ˈføːɹɪst ˈmɔaːl]) is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 72,000 Faroe Islanders, around 53,000 of whom reside on the Faroe Islands and 23,000 in other areas, mainly Denmark.. It is one of five languages descended from Old West Norse spoken in the Middle Ages, the others being ...

in Europe (green and dark grey) Location of the Faroe Islands (red; circled) in the Kingdom of Denmark (beige) Sovereign state Denmark Unified with Norway c. 1035 Cession to Denmark 14 January 1814 Home rule 1 April 1948 Further autonomy 29 July 2005 Capital and largest city Tórshavn 62°00′N 06°47′W  /  62.000°N 6.783°W  / 62.000; -6.783 Official languages …