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{{Short description|Conventions for writing the Faroese language}}
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'''Faroese orthography''' is the method employed to write the [[Faroese language]], using a 29-letter Latin [[alphabet]], although it does not include the letters C, Q, W, X and Z, in keyboard, it includes C, Q, W, X and Z.

==Alphabet==
[[Image:Exampleoffaroeseuseofdoubleumlaut.jpg|right|thumb|An example of Faroese ''{{lang|fo|ő}}''. The usual orthography would be {{lang|fo|[[Fuglafjørður]]}}.]]
The Faroese [[alphabet]] consists of 29 letters derived from the [[Latin script]]:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan="29" | [[Capital letters|Majuscule forms]] (also called uppercase or capital letters)
|-
| {{lang|fo|[[A]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[Á]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[B]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[D]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[Eth|Ð]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[E]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[F]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[G]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[H]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[I]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[Í]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[J]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[K]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[L]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[M]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[N]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[O]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[Ó]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[P]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[R]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[S]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[T]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[U]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[Ú]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[V]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[Y]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[Ý]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[Æ]]}} || {{lang|fo|[[Ø]]}}
|-  
! colspan="29" | [[Lower case|Minuscule forms]] (also called lowercase or small letters)
|-
| {{lang|fo|a}} || {{lang|fo|á}} || {{lang|fo|b}} || {{lang|fo|d}} || {{lang|fo|ð}} || {{lang|fo|e}} || {{lang|fo|f}} || {{lang|fo|g}} || {{lang|fo|h}} || {{lang|fo|i}} || {{lang|fo|í}} || {{lang|fo|j}} || {{lang|fo|k}} || {{lang|fo|l}} || {{lang|fo|m}} || {{lang|fo|n}} || {{lang|fo|o}} || {{lang|fo|ó}} || {{lang|fo|p}} || {{lang|fo|r}} || {{lang|fo|s}} || {{lang|fo|t}} || {{lang|fo|u}} || {{lang|fo|ú}} || {{lang|fo|v}} || {{lang|fo|y}} || {{lang|fo|ý}} || {{lang|fo|æ}} || {{lang|fo|ø}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Names of letters
!Letter
!Name
![[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]
|-
|{{lang|fo|Aa}}
|{{lang|fo|fyrra a}} ("leading a")
|{{IPA|[ˈfɪɹːa ɛaː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Áá}}
|{{lang|fo|á}}
|{{IPA|[ɔaː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Bb}}
|{{lang|fo|be}}
|{{IPA|[peː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Dd}}
|{{lang|fo|de}}
|{{IPA|[teː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Ðð}}
|{{lang|fo|edd}}
|{{IPA|[ɛtː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Ee}}
|{{lang|fo|e}}
|{{IPA|[eː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Ff}}
|{{lang|fo|eff}}
|{{IPA|[ɛfː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Gg}}
|{{lang|fo|ge}}
|{{IPA|[keː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Hh}}
|{{lang|fo|há}}
|{{IPA|[hɔaː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Ii}}
|{{lang|fo|fyrra i}} ("leading i")
|{{IPA|[ˈfɪɹːa iː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Íí}}
|{{lang|fo|fyrra í}} ("leading í")
|{{IPA|[ˈfɪɹːa ʊiː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Jj}}
|{{lang|fo|jodd}}
|{{IPA|[jɔtː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Kk}}
|{{lang|fo|ká}}
|{{IPA|[kʰɔaː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Ll}}
|{{lang|fo|ell}}
|{{IPA|[ɛlː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Mm}}
|{{lang|fo|emm}}
|{{IPA|[ɛmː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Nn}}
|{{lang|fo|enn}}
|{{IPA|[ɛnː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Oo}}
|{{lang|fo|o}}
|{{IPA|[oː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Óó}}
|{{lang|fo|ó}}
|{{IPA|[ɔuː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Pp}}
|{{lang|fo|pe}}
|{{IPA|[pʰeː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Rr}}
|{{lang|fo|err}}
|{{IPA|[ɛɹː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Ss}}
|{{lang|fo|ess}}
|{{IPA|[ɛsː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Tt}}
|{{lang|fo|te}}
|{{IPA|[tʰeː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Uu}}
|u
|{{IPA|[uː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Úú}}
|{{lang|fo|ú}}
|{{IPA|[ʉuː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Vv}}
|{{lang|fo|ve}}
|{{IPA|[veː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Yy}}
|''{{lang|fo|seinna i}}'' ("latter i")
|{{IPA|[ˈsaiːtna iː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Ýý}}
|''{{lang|fo|seinna í}}'' ("latter í")
|{{IPA|[ˈsaiːtna ʊiː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Ææ}}
|''{{lang|fo|seinna a}}'' ("latter a")
|{{IPA|[ˈsaiːtna ɛaː]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|Øø}}
|{{lang|fo|ø}}
|{{IPA|[øː]}}
|-
! colspan="3" |Obsolete letters
|-
|{{lang|fo|Xx}}
|{{lang|fo|eks}}
|{{IPA|[ɛʰks]}}
|}

* [[Eth]] {{angbr|ð}} (Faroese ''{{lang|fo|edd}}'') never appears at the beginning of a word, which means its majuscule form {{angbr|Ð}} rarely occurs except in situations where all-capital letters are used, such as on maps.
* {{angbr|{{lang|fo|[[Ø]]}}}} can also be written {{angbr|{{lang|fo|[[ö]]}}}} in poetic language, such as ''{{lang|fo|Föroyar}}'' ('the Faroes'). This has to do with different orthographic traditions ([[Denmark–Norway|Danish–Norwegian]] for {{angbr|ø}} and Icelandic for {{angbr|ö}}).  Originally, both forms were used, depending on the historical form of the word; {{angbr|ø}} was used when the vowel resulted from I-mutation of {{IPA|/o/}} while {{angbr|ö}} was used when the vowel resulted from U-mutation of {{IPA|/a/}}.  In handwriting, {{angbr|{{lang|fo|[[ő]]}}}} is sometimes used.
* While {{angbr|{{lang|fo|[[c]]}}}}, {{angbr|{{lang|fo|[[q]]}}}}, {{angbr|{{lang|fo|[[w]]}}}}, {{angbr|{{lang|fo|[[x]]}}}}, and {{angbr|{{lang|fo|[[z]]}}}} are not found in the Faroese language, {{angbr|{{lang|fo|[[x]]}}}} was known in earlier versions of Hammershaimb's orthography, such as {{angbr|Saxun}} for [[Saksun]].
* While the Faroese keyboard layout allows one to write in Latin, English, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, etc., the Old Norse and Modern Icelandic letter {{angbr|{{lang|fo|[[þ]]}}}} is missing. In related Faroese words, it is written as either {{angbr|t}} or {{angbr|h}}. If an Icelandic name has to be transcribed, {{angbr|th}} is common.

==Spelling-to-sound correspondence==
This section lists [[Faroese language|Faroese]] letters and letter combinations and their phonemic representation in the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]].<ref name="thrainsson">{{cite encyclopedia|first=Höskuldur |last=Þráinsson|title=Icelandic |encyclopedia=The Germanic Languages |date=2002 |editor1-last=König |editor1-first=Ekkehard |editor2-last=van der Auwera |editor2-first=Johan |pages=142–152 |series=Routledge Language Family Descriptions |isbn=0-415-05768-X |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rp0hYcAjlIoC&pg=PA142 |orig-date=1994}}</ref>

===Vowels===
[[Image:KB_Faroese.svg|thumb|Faroese [[keyboard layout]]]]
Faroese vowels may be either long or short, but this distinction is only relevant in stressed syllables: the only unstressed vowels (at least in native words) are {{IPA|[a, ɪ, ʊ]}}. The vowel length is determined by the number of consonants that follow the vowel: if there is only one consonant (i.e., '''CV'''CV or '''CVC'''# syllable structure), the vowel is long; if there are more than one ('''CVC'''CV), counting geminates and pre-aspirated stops as CC, the vowel is short.{{sfn|Árnason|2011|pp=152–3}} In addition to long monophthongs, Faroese also has diphthongs, which are always long. There are, however, some exceptions to the vowel length rule:{{sfn|Lockwood|2002|p=8}}

# A vowel is long if it precedes a consonant combination {{angbr|b, d, g, k, p, s, t}} + {{angbr|j, l, r}}. Examples include {{lang|fo|akrar}}, {{lang|fo|epli}}, {{lang|fo|møblar}}. The situation is however more complex, as seen below:
#* When the second consonant is {{angbr|j}}, as in {{lang|fo|vekja}}, {{lang|fo|vitja}}, and {{lang|fo|tysja}}, the combination is treated as one sound (see below), and thus the vowel is long. However, the vowel before {{angbr|pj}} is short.
#* {{angbr|tl}} is not considered to be a consonant cluster, so the vowel preceding it is short.
# In loanwords before {{angbr|kv}}, the vowel is optionally long.
# The genitive suffix {{angbr|-s}} does not affect the vowel length; e.g., {{lang|fo|báts}}, {{lang|fo|skips}}.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Vowels{{sfnp|Árnason|2011|p=68}}{{sfn|Lockwood|2002|p=9–13}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |Grapheme
! colspan="3" |Sound ([[Help:IPA|IPA]])
! rowspan="2" |Examples
|-
! Short
! Long
! Before {{angbr|a, ða, ga}}
|-
! {{lang|fo|a}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[a]}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ɛaː]}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[eː]}}
| {{lang|fo|spakt}} {{IPA|[spakt]}} "calm (n)"<br>{{lang|fo|spakur}} {{IPA|[ˈspɛaː(ʰ)kʊɹ]}} "calm (m)"
|-
! {{lang|fo|á}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ɔ]}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ɔaː]}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[oː]}}
| {{lang|fo|vátt}} {{IPA|[vɔʰtː]}} "wet (n)"<br>{{lang|fo|vátur}} {{IPA|[ˈvɔaːtʊɹ]}} "wet (m)"
|-
! {{lang|fo|e}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ɛ]}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[eː]}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[iː~eː]}}
| {{lang|fo|frekt}} {{IPA|[fɹɛʰkt]}} "greedy (n)"<br>{{lang|fo|frekur}} {{IPA|[ˈfɹeːkʊɹ]}} "greedy (m)"
|-
! {{lang|fo|i}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ɪ]}}
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[iː]}}
| {{lang|fo|lint}} {{IPA|[lɪn̥t]}} "soft (n)"<br>{{lang|fo|linur}} {{IPA|[ˈliːnʊɹ]}} "soft (m)"
|-
! {{lang|fo|í}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ʊi]}}
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ʊiː]}}
| {{lang|fo|hvítt}} {{IPA|[kfʊiʰtː]}} "white (n)"<br>{{lang|fo|hvítur}} {{IPA|[ˈkfʊiːtʊɹ]}} "white (m)"
|-
! {{lang|fo|o}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ɔ]}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[oː]}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[uː~oː]}}
| {{lang|fo|toldi}} {{IPA|[tʰɔltɪ]}} "endured"<br>{{lang|fo|tola}} {{IPA|[ˈtʰoːla]}} "to endure"
|-
! {{lang|fo|ó}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[œ]}}
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ɔuː]}}
| {{lang|fo|tómt}} {{IPA|[tʰœm̥t]}} "empty (n)"<br>{{lang|fo|tómur}} {{IPA|[ˈtʰɔuːmʊɹ]}} "empty (m)"
|-
! {{lang|fo|u}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ʊ]}}
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[uː]}}
| {{lang|fo|gult}} {{IPA|[kʊl̥t]}} "yellow (n)"<br>{{lang|fo|gulur}} {{IPA|[ˈkuːlʊɹ]}} "yellow (m)"
|-
! {{lang|fo|ú}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ʏ]}}
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ʉuː]}}
| {{lang|fo|fúlt}} {{IPA|[fʏl̥t]}} "foul (n)"<br>{{lang|fo|fúlur}} {{IPA|[ˈfʉuːlʊɹ]}} "foul (m)"
|-
! {{lang|fo|y}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ɪ]}}
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[iː]}}
| {{lang|fo|systir}} {{IPA|[ˈsɪstɪr̥]}} "sister"<br>{{lang|fo|lykil}} {{IPA|[ˈliːcil]}} "key"
|-
! {{lang|fo|ý}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ʊi]}}
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ʊiː]}}
| {{lang|fo|týskt}} {{IPA|[tʰʊiskt]}} "German (n)"<br>{{lang|fo|týskur}} {{IPA|[ˈtʰʊiːskʊɹ]}} "German (m)"
|-
! {{lang|fo|æ}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[a]}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ɛaː]}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[eː]}}
| {{lang|fo|mætt}} {{IPA|[maʰtː]}} "nice (n)"<br>{{lang|fo|mætur}} {{IPA|[ˈmɛaːtʊɹ]}} "nice (m)"
|-
! {{lang|fo|ø}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[œ]}}
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[øː]}}
| {{lang|fo|høgt}} {{IPA|[hœkt]}} "high (n)"<br>{{lang|fo|høgur}} {{IPA|[ˈhøːʋʊɹ]}} "high (m)"
|-
! {{lang|fo|ei}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ai]}}
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[aiː]}}
| {{lang|fo|feitt}} {{IPA|[faiʰtː]}} "fat (n)"<br>{{lang|fo|feitur}} {{IPA|[ˈfaiːtʊɹ]}} "fat (m)"
|-
! {{lang|fo|ey}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ɛ]}}
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ɛiː]}}
| {{lang|fo|deytt}} {{IPA|[tɛʰtː]}} "dead (n)"<br>{{lang|fo|deyður}} {{IPA|[ˈteiːjʊɹ]}} "dead (m)"
|-
! {{lang|fo|oy}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ɔi]}}
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |{{IPA|[ɔiː]}}
| {{lang|fo|gloymdi}} {{IPA|[ˈklɔiːmtɪ]}} "forgot"<br>{{lang|fo|gloyma}} {{IPA|[ˈklɔiːma]}} "to forget"
|}

=== Consonants{{sfn|Lockwood|2002|pp=14–22}} ===
{| class="wikitable nowrap"
|+Consonants
![[Grapheme]]
!'''Phonetic realization ('''[[Help:IPA|IPA]]''')'''
!Examples
|-
!{{lang|fo|b}}
|{{IPA|[p]}}
|{{lang|fo|bátur}} {{IPA|[ˈpɔaːʰtʊɹ]}} "boat"
|-
!{{lang|fo|d}}
|{{IPA|[t]}}
|{{lang|fo|dýr}} {{IPA|[tiːɹ]}} "animal"
|-
!{{lang|fo|dj}}
|{{IPA|[t͡ʃ]}}
|{{lang|fo|djúpur}} {{IPA|[ˈt͡ʃʉuːpʊɹ]}} "deep"
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{lang|fo|ð}}
| colspan="2" |between vowels:
:''See [[#Glide insertion]] for more information.''
|-
|other contexts:
:{{IPA|Ø}}
|{{lang|fo|borð}} {{IPA|[poːɹ]}} "table"
|-
!{{lang|fo|f}}
|{{IPA|[f]}}
|{{lang|fo|fiskur}} {{IPA|[ˈfɪskʊɹ]}} "fish"
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{lang|fo|ft}}
|in the words '''{{lang|fo|aftan}}''' (adverb), '''{{lang|fo|aftur}}''', '''{{lang|fo|eftir}}''' and '''{{lang|fo|lyfta}}''':
:{{IPA|[tː ~ ʰt]}}
|{{lang|fo|aftan}} {{IPA|[ˈatːan]}} "behind"
|-
|other contexts:
:{{IPA|[ft]}}
|{{lang|fo|aftan}} {{IPA|[ˈaftan]}} "evening (before a [[saint]]'s holiday)"
|-
! rowspan="5" |{{lang|fo|g}}
|before '''{{lang|fo|e}}''', '''{{lang|fo|i}}''', '''{{lang|fo|í}}''' or '''{{lang|fo|ey}}''', when not a loanword or pet name:
:{{IPA|[t͡ʃ]}}
|{{lang|fo|gildi}} {{IPA|[ˈt͡ʃɪltɪ]}} "celebration"
|-
| colspan="2" |between vowels:
:''See [[#Glide insertion]] for more information.''
|-
|in the suffixes '''{{lang|fo|-igt}}''', '''{{lang|fo|-ligt}}''' and '''{{lang|fo|-ugt}}''' (neuter forms):
:{{IPA|Ø}}
|{{lang|fo|merkiligt}} {{IPA|[ˈmɛɹ̥kʰɪlɪʰt]}} "remarkable (n)"
|-
|before '''{{lang|fo|n}}''', in past participles:
:{{IPA|[t]}}
|{{lang|fo|slignir}} {{IPA|[ˈslɪtnɪɹ]}} "mown (m pl)"
|-
|other contexts:
:{{IPA|[k]}}
|{{lang|fo|góður}} {{IPA|[ˈkɔuːwʊɹ]}} "good"
|-
!{{lang|fo|gj}}
|{{IPA|[t͡ʃ]}}
|{{lang|fo|gjógv}} {{IPA|[ˈt͡ʃɛkf]}} "ravine"
|-
!{{lang|fo|h}}
|{{IPA|[h]}}
|{{lang|fo|hús}} {{IPA|[hʉuːs]}} "house"
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{lang|fo|hj}}
|before a vowel and two consonants:
:{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{lang|fo|hjálp}} {{IPA|[jɔɬp]}} "help"
|-
|other contexts:
:{{IPA|[t͡ʃ]}}
|{{lang|fo|hjól}} {{IPA|[ˈt͡ʃʰɔuːl]}} "wheel"
|-
!{{lang|fo|hv}}
|{{IPA|[kʰv]}}
|{{lang|fo|hvalur}} {{IPA|[ˈkʰvɛaːlʊɹ]}} "whale"
|-
!{{lang|fo|j}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{lang|fo|jól}} {{IPA|[jɔuːɬ]}} "Christmas"
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{lang|fo|k}}
|before '''{{lang|fo|e}}''', '''{{lang|fo|i}}''', '''{{lang|fo|í}}''' or '''{{lang|fo|ey}}''', when not before a vowel or a loanword:
:{{IPA|[t͡ʃʰ]}}
|{{lang|fo|kensla}} {{IPA|[ˈt͡ʃʰɛnsla]}} "feeling"
|-
|other contexts:
:{{IPA|[kʰ]}}
|{{lang|fo|kongur}} {{IPA|[ˈkʰɔŋkʊɹ]}} "king"
|-
!{{lang|fo|kj}}
|{{IPA|[t͡ʃʰ]}}
|{{lang|fo|kjósa}} {{IPA|[ˈt͡ʃʰɔusa]}} "to choose"
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{lang|fo|kk}}
|before '''{{lang|fo|i}}'''
:{{IPA|[t͡ʃː ~ ʰt͡ʃ]}}
|{{lang|fo|politikkin}} {{IPA|[pʰolɪˈtɪt͡ʃːɪn]}} "the policy (acc)"
|-
|other contexts:
:{{IPA|[kː ~ ʰk]}}
|{{lang|fo|klokka}} {{IPA|[ˈkʰlɔkːa]}} "clock"
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{lang|fo|l}}
|before a voiceless consonant, or word finally after a voiceless consonant:
:{{IPA|[ɬ]}}
|{{lang|fo|milt}} {{IPA|[ˈmɪɬt]}} "spleen"
|-
|other contexts:
:{{IPA|[l]}}
|{{lang|fo|linur}} {{IPA|[ˈliːnʊɹ]}} "soft"
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{lang|fo|ll}}
|in a few words:
:{{IPA|[lː]}}
|{{lang|fo|bolli}} {{IPA|[ˈbɔlːɪ]}} "dumpling"
|-
|other contexts:
:{{IPA|[t͡ɬ]}}
|{{lang|fo|fjall}} {{IPA|[ˈfjat͡ɬ]}} "mountain"
|-
!{{lang|fo|m}}
|{{IPA|[m]}}
|{{lang|fo|maður}} {{IPA|[ˈmɛaːvʊɹ]}} "man"
|-
!{{lang|fo|n}}
|{{IPA|[n]}}
|{{lang|fo|navn}} {{IPA|[naun]}} "name"
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{lang|fo|ng}}
|before '''{{lang|fo|e}}''', '''{{lang|fo|i}}''', '''{{lang|fo|í}}''' or '''{{lang|fo|ey}}''':
:{{IPA|[ɲt͡ʃ]}}
|{{lang|fo|ungi}} {{IPA|[ˈʊɲt͡ʃɪ]}} "fledgling"
|-
|other contexts:
:{{IPA|[ŋk]}}
|{{lang|fo|langur}} {{IPA|[ˈlɛŋkʊɹ]}} "long"
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{lang|fo|nk}}
|before '''{{lang|fo|e}}''', '''{{lang|fo|i}}''', '''{{lang|fo|í}}''' or '''{{lang|fo|ey}}''':
:{{IPA|[ɲ̊t͡ʃ]}}
|{{lang|fo|bonki}} {{IPA|[ˈpɔɲ̊t͡ʃɪ]}} "bench (dat)"
|-
|other contexts:
:{{IPA|[ŋ̊k]}}
|{{lang|fo|banka}} {{IPA|[ˈpɛŋ̊ka]}} "to knock"
|-
!{{lang|fo|nj}}
|{{IPA|[ɲ ~ nj]}}
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{lang|fo|nn}}
|after diphthongs:
:{{IPA|[tn]}}
|{{lang|fo|seinni}} {{IPA|[ˈsaitnɪ]}} "later"
|-
|other contexts:
:{{IPA|[nː]}}
|{{lang|fo|renna}} {{IPA|[ˈɹɛnːa]}} "to run"
|-
!{{lang|fo|p}}
|{{IPA|[pʰ]}}
|{{lang|fo|pípa}} {{IPA|[ˈpʰʊiːpa]}} "pipe"
|-
!{{lang|fo|pp}}
|{{IPA|[ʰp]}}
|{{lang|fo|heppin}} {{IPA|[ˈhɛʰpɪn]}} "lucky"
|-
!{{lang|fo|r}}
|{{IPA|[ɹ ~ ɻ]}}
|{{lang|fo|rógva}} {{IPA|[ˈɹɛɡva]}} "to row"
|-
!{{lang|fo|s}}
|{{IPA|[s]}}
|{{lang|fo|síða}} {{IPA|[ˈsʊiːja]}} "page"
|-
!{{lang|fo|sj}}
|{{IPA|[ʃ]}}
|{{lang|fo|sjálvur}} {{IPA|[ˈʃɔlvʊɹ]}} "self"
|-
! rowspan="3" |{{lang|fo|sk}}
|before '''{{lang|fo|e}}''', '''{{lang|fo|i}}''', '''{{lang|fo|í}}''' or '''{{lang|fo|ey}}''', word initially:
:{{IPA|[ʃ]}}
|{{lang|fo|skip}} {{IPA|[ʃiːp]}} "ship"
|-
|before '''{{lang|fo|e}}''', '''{{lang|fo|i}}''', '''{{lang|fo|í}}''' or '''{{lang|fo|ey}}''', word internally:
:{{IPA|[st͡ʃ]}}
|{{lang|fo|elski}} {{IPA|[ˈɛɬst͡ʃɪ]}} "I love"
|-
|other contexts:
:{{IPA|[sk]}}
|{{lang|fo|skúli}} {{IPA|[ˈskʉulɪ]}} "school"
|-
!{{lang|fo|skj}}
|{{IPA|[ʃ]}}
|{{lang|fo|skjótt}} {{IPA|[ʃœtː]}} "quickly"
|-
!{{lang|fo|stj}}
|{{IPA|[ʃ]}}
|{{lang|fo|stjørna}} {{IPA|[ˈʃœtna]}} "star"
|-
!{{lang|fo|t}}
|{{IPA|[tʰ]}}
|{{lang|fo|tá}} {{IPA|[tʰɔa]}} "toe"
|-
!{{lang|fo|tj}}
|{{IPA|[t͡ʃʰ]}}
|{{lang|fo|tjóð}} {{IPA|[t͡ʃʰɔuːw]}} "people"
|-
!{{lang|fo|tt}}
|{{IPA|[tː ~ ʰt]}}
|{{lang|fo|brott}} {{IPA|[ˈpɹɔtː]}} "away"
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{lang|fo|v}}
|before a voiceless consonant:
:{{IPA|[f]}}
|{{lang|fo|skeivt}} {{IPA|[skaift]}} "wrong (n)"
|-
|other contexts:
:{{IPA|[v ~ ʋ]}}
|{{lang|fo|vatn}} {{IPA|[vaʰtn̥]}} "water"
|}

==Glide insertion==
Faroese avoids having a [[Hiatus (linguistics)|hiatus]] between two vowels by inserting a [[Semivowel|glide]]. Orthographically, this is shown in three ways:
# vowel + {{angbr|{{lang|fo|ð}}}} + vowel
# vowel + {{angbr|{{lang|fo|g}}}} + vowel
# vowel + vowel
Typically, the first vowel is long and in words with two syllables always stressed, while the second vowel is short and unstressed. In Faroese, short ''and'' unstressed vowels can only be {{IPA|/a, i, u/}}.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 15px;"
|+Glide insertion{{sfnp|Þráinsson|2004|p=38}}
! rowspan="2" |First vowel
! colspan="3" |Second vowel
! rowspan="2" |Examples
|-
|{{lang|fo|i}} {{IPA|[ɪ]}}
|{{lang|fo|u}} {{IPA|[ʊ]}}
|{{lang|fo|a}} {{IPA|[a]}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|i, y}} {{IPA|[iː]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{lang|fo|sigið, siður, siga}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|í, ý}} {{IPA|[ʊiː]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{lang|fo|mígi, mígur, míga}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|ey}} {{IPA|[ɛiː]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{lang|fo|reyði, reyður, reyða}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|ei}} {{IPA|[aiː]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{lang|fo|reiði, reiður, reiða}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|oy}} {{IPA|[ɔiː]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{lang|fo|noyði, royður, royða}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|u}} {{IPA|[uː]}}
|{{IPA|[w]}}
|{{IPA|[w]}}
|{{IPA|[w]}}
|{{lang|fo|suði, mugu, suða}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|ó}} {{IPA|[ɔuː]}}
|{{IPA|[w]}}
|{{IPA|[w]}}
|{{IPA|[w]}}
|{{lang|fo|róði, róðu, Nóa}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|ú}} {{IPA|[ʉuː]}}
|{{IPA|[w]}}
|{{IPA|[w]}}
|{{IPA|[w]}}
|{{lang|fo|búði, búðu, túa}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|a, æ}} {{IPA|[ɛaː]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{IPA|[v]}}
|{{IPA|∅}}
|{{lang|fo|ræði, æðu, glaða}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|á}} {{IPA|[ɔaː]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{IPA|[v]}}
|{{IPA|∅}}
|{{lang|fo|ráði, fáur, ráða}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|e}} {{IPA|[eː]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{IPA|[v]}}
|{{IPA|∅}}
|{{lang|fo|gleði, legu, gleða}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|o}} {{IPA|[oː]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{IPA|[v]}}
|{{IPA|∅}}
|{{lang|fo|togið, smogu, roða}}
|-
|{{lang|fo|ø}} {{IPA|[øː]}}
|{{IPA|[j]}}
|{{IPA|[v]}}
|{{IPA|∅}}
|{{lang|fo|løgin, røðu, høgan}}
|}

The value of the glide is determined by the surrounding vowels:
# {{IPA|[j]}}
#* "I-surrounding, type 1" – after {{angbr|{{lang|fo|i, y, í, ý, ei, ey, oy}}}}: ''{{lang|fo|bíða}}'' {{IPA|[ˈbʊija]}} (to wait), ''{{lang|fo|deyður}}'' {{IPA|[ˈdɛijʊɹ]}} (dead), ''{{lang|fo|seyður}}'' {{IPA|[ˈsɛijʊɹ]}} (sheep)
#* "I-surrounding, type 2" – between any vowel (except "u-vowels" {{angbr|{{lang|fo|ó, u, ú}}}}) and {{angbr|{{lang|fo|i}}}}: ''{{lang|fo|kvæði}}'' {{IPA|[ˈkvɛaje]}} (ballad), ''{{lang|fo|øði}}'' {{IPA|[ˈøːjɪ]}} (rage).
# {{IPA|[w]}}
#* "U-surrounding, type 1" – after {{angbr|{{lang|fo|ó, u, ú}}}}: ''{{lang|fo|[[Odin|Óðin]]}}'' {{IPA|[ˈɔʊwɪn]}} (Odin), ''{{lang|fo|góðan morgun!}}'' {{IPA|[ˌɡɔʊwan ˈmɔɹɡʊn]}} (good morning!), ''{{lang|fo|suður}}'' {{IPA|[ˈsuːwʊɹ]}} (south), ''{{lang|fo|slóða}}'' {{IPA|[ˈslɔʊwa]}} (to make a trace).
# {{IPA|[v]}}
#* "U-surrounding, type 2" – between {{angbr|{{lang|fo|a, á, e, o, æ, ø}}}} and {{angbr|{{lang|fo|u}}}}: ''{{lang|fo|áður}}'' {{IPA|[ˈɔavʊɹ]}} (before), ''{{lang|fo|leður}}'' {{IPA|[ˈleːvʊɹ]}} (leather), ''{{lang|fo|í klæðum}}'' {{IPA|[ʊɪˈklɛavʊn]}} (in clothes), ''{{lang|fo|í bløðum}}'' {{IPA|[ʊɪˈbløːvʊn]}} (in newspapers).
#* "A-surrounding, type 2"
#** These are exceptions (''there is also a regular pronunciation''): ''{{lang|fo|æða}}'' {{IPA|[ˈɛava]}} (eider-duck).
#** The [[past participle]]s always have {{IPA|[j]}}: ''{{lang|fo|elskaðar}}'' {{IPA|[ˈɛlskajaɹ]}} (beloved, ''nom., acc. fem. pl.'')
# ''Silent''
#* "A-surrounding, type 1" – between {{angbr|{{lang|fo|a, á, e, o}}}} and {{angbr|{{lang|fo|a}}}} and in some words between {{angbr|æ, ø}} and {{angle bracket|a}}: ''{{lang|fo|ráða}}'' {{IPA|[ˈɹɔːa]}} (to advise), ''{{lang|fo|gleða}}'' {{IPA|[ˈɡ̊leːa]}} (to gladden, please), ''{{lang|fo|boða}}'' {{IPA|[ˈboːa]}} (to forebode), ''{{lang|fo|kvøða}}'' {{IPA|[ˈkvøːa]}} (to chant), ''{{lang|fo|røða}}'' {{IPA|[ˈɹøːa]}} (to make a speech)

==See also==
* [[Faroese language]]
* [[Faroese Braille]]
* [[Icelandic orthography]]
* [[Danish orthography]]
* [[Norwegian orthography]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Language orthographies}}

==Bibliography==
{{refbegin}}
* {{citation
|last=Árnason
|first=Kristján
|year=2011
|title=The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese
|publisher=Oxford University Press
|isbn=978-0199229314
}}
* {{citation
|last=Þráinsson
|first=Höskuldur
|year=2004
|title=Faroese: An Overview and Reference Grammar
|publisher=Føroya Fróðskaparfelag
|isbn=978-9991841854
}}
* {{Citation
|last=Lockwood
|first=W. B.
|title=An Introduction to Modern Faroese
|publisher=Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur
|year=2002
|isbn=99918-0-295-9
|edition=4th, unaltered
|location=Tórshavn
}}
{{refend}}

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