Faroese alphabet
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The Faroese alphabet is a Latin-based writing system adapted to represent the distinctive phonology and historical spelling traditions of the Faroese language.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin script
→
alphabet → writing system → |
| designedToRepresent | Faroese phonology → |
| excludesLetter |
C
→
Q → W → X → Z → |
| hasLetter |
A
→
B → D → E → F → G → H → I → J → K → L → M → N → O → P → R → S → T → U → V → Y → Á → Å → Æ → Í → Ð → Ó → Ø → Ú → Ý → |
| hasLetterCount | 29 → |
| hasSpecialLetter |
Á
→
Æ → Í → Ð → Ó → Ø → Ú → Ý → |
| language |
Faroese language
→
surface form: "Faroese"
|
| orthographyBasedOn | historical spelling traditions → |
| region | Faroe Islands → |
| script | Latin script → |
| usedFor | Faroese language → |
| usesDiacritics | acute accent → |
| writingDirection | left-to-right → |
| writingSystemType | Latin-based → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.