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 |
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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 |