Faroese

WALS coordinates: 62° N, 7° W

spoken in Denmark

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Faroese
Routledge:
  • Faeroese
Other:
ISO 639-3:

Features

ID Feature Value Area References  
14A Fixed Stress Locations Initial Phonology
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15A Weight-Sensitive Stress Fixed stress (no weight-sensitivity) Phonology
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16A Weight Factors in Weight-Sensitive Stress Systems No weight Phonology
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17A Rhythm Types Undetermined Phonology
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53A Ordinal Numerals First, second, three-th Nominal Categories
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70A The Morphological Imperative Second singular and second plural Verbal Categories
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71A The Prohibitive Normal imperative + normal negative Verbal Categories
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72A Imperative-Hortative Systems Neither type of system Verbal Categories
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74A Situational Possibility Verbal constructions Verbal Categories
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75A Epistemic Possibility Verbal constructions Verbal Categories
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76A Overlap between Situational and Epistemic Modal Marking Overlap for both possibility and necessity Verbal Categories
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