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Føroyskt – 2014-06-17

I’m still getting the gist of Faroese orthography & pronunciation. Luckily I found a lot of words transcribed into IPA in the book “An Introduction to Modern Faroese” by W. B. Lockwood.

Føroyskt IPA English
gakk  [gaʰkː] to go
bakki  [baʰcːɪ]  cliff
 koppur   [kɔʰpːʊɹ] cup
 mítt   [mʊiːʰtː]  my, mine
 batna   [ˈbaʰtna]  to improve
 líttli   [lʊiːʰtlɪ]  little one
 tómur   [ˈtɔuːmʊɹ]  empty
 óguldig   [ˈɔuːgɔldɪ]  unpaid
 hestarnir   [ˈhɛstanɪɹ]  the horses
 tilbiðja   [ˈtiːlˌbiːja]  to worship
álítandi   [ˈɔaːlʊiːtandɪ]  reliable
 ongastaðni   [ˈɔŋgastɛaːnɪ]  nowhere
 seyðafylgi   [ˈsɛijaˌfɪlɟɪ]  flock of sheep
 ótespiligur   [ˈɔuːtɛspiˌliːjʊɹ]  unpleasant
 margháttligur   [maɹˈkɔʰtlijʊɹ]  peculiar
 uppískoyti   [ʊˈpʊʃkɔjtɪ]  addition
 aloftast   [aˈlɔftast]  often
 lærarinna   [lɛaɹaˈɹinːa]  teacher
 studentur   [stuˈdɛn̥tʊɹ]  student
 forargiligur   [fɔˈɹaɹɟɪˌliːjʊɹ] annoying
 forbanna   [fɔɹˈbanːa]  to curse
 land   [land̥]  land

 

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