Faroese Alphabet (Letter Names And Pronunciation)
The Faroese alphabet contains 29 letters and is Latin-based.
Most of its letters are written the same way as the English alphabet, with a few subtle differences.
See the table below for the Faroese alphabet letters and their IPA spelling.
Faroese alphabet letter names and IPA spelling
| Letter | Letter name | Pronunciation (IPA) |
|---|---|---|
| A a | fyrra a | ɛaː/a |
| Á á | á | ɔaː/ɔ |
| B b | be | b/b̥ |
| D d | de | d/d̥ |
| Ð ð | eð | ∅ |
| E e | e | eː/ɛ |
| F f | eff | f |
| G g | ge | g/g̊/d͡ʒ |
| H h | há | h |
| I i | fyrra i | iː/ɪ |
| Í í | fyrra í | ʊiː/ʊi |
| J j | joð | j |
| K k | ká | k/t͡ʃ |
| L l | ell | l |
| M m | emm | m |
| N n | enn | n/ŋ |
| O o | o | oː/ɔ |
| Ó ó | ó | œuː/œ |
| P p | pe | p |
| R r | err | ɹ |
| S s | ess | s/ʃ |
| T t | te | t |
| U u | u | uː/ʊ |
| Ú ú | ú | ʉuː/ʏ |
| V v | ve | v/f |
| Y y | seinna i | v |
| Ý ý | seinna í | s |
| Æ æ | seinna a | ɛaː/a |
| Ø ø | ø | øː/œ |
