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1 (National)
Danish
[dan]
1 (National). Statutory national working language (1948, Faroe Islands Home Rule Act, Section 11), Co-official with Faroese [fao].
Faroese
[fao]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1948, Faroe Islands Home Rule Act, Section 11), Co-equal with Danish for official purposes. 48,000 in Faroe Islands (2015 R. Hansen). Total users in all countries: 69,000.
6a (Vigorous)
Danish Sign Language
[dsl]
6a* (Vigorous). 50 in Faroe Islands (2020 A. Bickford). Estimated assuming 0.1% of the general population.
