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THE LINGUISTICS STUDENT’S HANDBOOK 262
Language name Farsi Persian �fɑ�si�, fɑ��si�
Language name Faroese feərəυ�i�z
Autonym (if known and different)
Autonym (if known and different) Føroysk
Language family Indo-European Indo-Iranian
Language family Indo-European Germanic
Spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tadzhikistan
Spoken in Faroe Islands
Approximate number of speakers 40m
Approximate number of speakers 45k
Writing system Arabic
Writing system Roman�extra letters
Phonetics/phonology
Phonetics/phonology
Stress word-final
Stress word-initial or root-initial
Contains following rare uvular
consonant (types)
Contains following rare pre-aspirated plosives; retroflex
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 3�length
Said to have how many vowels? 10�length�3 diphthongs
Marked vowel types back unrounded
Marked vowel types front rounded
Tone none
Tone none
Rhythm no information
Rhythm no information
Vowel harmony none
Vowel harmony none
Morphology fusional stem-based
Morphology fusional stem-based
Particular formation types prefix; suffix
Particular formation types prefix; suffix; apophony
Syntax
Syntax
Word order SOV NA prepositions
NPoss
Word order V2 AN prepositions
PossN
Particular syntactic phenomena classifier; morphological aspect; nominative /accusative
marking; conjugation classes
Particular syntactic phenomena gender; nominative / accusative marking; conjugation
classes
Points of interest
Points of interest
Sources Campbell (1991), Maddieson (1984), Mahootran (1997),
Windfuhr (2003)
Sources Campbell (1991), Lockwood (1964)