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Danish...Old Norse...
The people who settled in Iceland were mainly from Norway and the Icelandic language is one of the Nordic languages, a subgroup of Germanic language. Therefore, Icelandic language is similar to Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish.
Icelandic is really just ancient Norwegian. So Norwegian it is closest to although Faroese is remarkably similar.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoIcelandic is similar to Faroese. It is also a little more distantly related to Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish.
Icelandic also has some striking similarities to Old English.
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Is icelandic similar to Gaelic?
No, Greenlandic is not similar to Icelandic. Greenlandic falls among the Eskimo-Aleut languages of Alaska, the Canadian Arctic, Nunavik and Nunatsiavu as well as of Greenland and of peninsular Siberia's Chukchi Peninsula. Icelandic numbers among the West Scandinavian representatives of the Indo-European languages of Eurasia.
What language is old Norse prose similar to?
Old Norse prose is most similar to Old English and other Germanic languages due to their common linguistic heritage. It also shows some similarities with modern Scandinavian languages like Icelandic and Norwegian.
Where can you learn icelandic?
Brigham Young University offers Icelandic. http://cls.byu.edu/ Click on the languages tab, then on languages offered.Also, you can google Icelandic language learn for other universities that teach Icelandic.Good luck!
How do you say Healthy in different languages?
hraustur in icelandic
What are the different languages in Scandinavia?
Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish.
What languages are considered Germanic languages?
Well, obviously German.... Others include English, Dutch, Afrikaans, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, and Faroese. The SIL (Summer Institute of Linguistics) International lists 53 Germanic Languages.
Are norwegian and swedish latin based languages?
No, Norwegian and Swedish are North Germanic languages, also known as the Scandinavian languages (as well as Danish, Faroese and Icelandic).
What are 5 Germanic languages?
Five Germanic languages are English, German, Dutch, Swedish, and Danish.
What are the Language percents in Iceland?
The official language of Iceland is Icelandic. Other languages spoken are: English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken.
What languages were derived by the languages used by vikings?
most vikings undertood both dialects. it later developed into four different languages: danish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Icelandic A+ swiss
Can you write in Scandinavian?
Yes, I can help with writing in Scandinavian languages such as Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish. What specifically would you like me to write?
What languages are spoken in scandanavia?
Swedish is the most spoken. Danish Norwegian. Icelandic Jamtlandic Faroese
