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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Faroese language writingSystem Faroese alphabet

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