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Icelandic Language

Icelandic
Íslenska
Pronunciation ['i:s(t)lɛnska]
Native to Iceland
Native speakers
330,000 (2013)
Indo-European
Early forms
Latin (Icelandic alphabet)
Icelandic Braille
Official status
Official language in
 Iceland
Regulated by Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies in an advisory capacity
Language codes
ISO 639-1 is
ISO 639-2  (B)
 (T)
ISO 639-3
Glottolog icel1247
Linguasphere 52-AAA-aa
Idioma islandés.PNG
The Icelandic-speaking world:
  regions where Icelandic is the language of the majority
  regions where Icelandic is the language of a significant minority
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Icelandic Listeni/sˈlændɪk/ (Icelandic: [íslenska]) is a North Germanic language, the language of Iceland. It is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the colonisation of the Americas. Icelandic, Faroese, Norn, and Western Norwegian formerly constituted West Nordic; Danish, Eastern Norwegian and Swedish constituted East Nordic. Modern Norwegian Bokmål is influenced by both groups, leading the Nordic languages to be divided into mainland Scandinavian languages and Insular Nordic (including Icelandic).


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