Faeroese
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- Some islanders point out that several of the European countries most vocal in their criticism of the Faeroese whale hunt actually cause greater harm to the pilot whales—and the North Sea ecosystem—through industrial pollution.
Examples
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For the last ten years, conservation groups have increasingly pressured the Faeroese to stop killing whales, urging boycotts of local fish products and staging demonstrations in which activists in inflatable dinghies have attempted to disrupt the whale drive.
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Consequently, the grind assumed a central role in Faeroese culture.
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I doubted it because the Faeroese report that escapees from a hunt are very rare.
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The Faeroese harvest pilot whales but do not pursue the animals on oceangoing ships.
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The Faeroese themselves orchestrated.
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Our beepers sounded after midnight, causing a wave of slurred anger among our Faeroese friends.
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In response, the Faeroese government funded a two-year research program, inviting foreign scientists to visit the islands to study the grind and assess its effect on the pilot whale.
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High concentrations of toxic metals, such as mercury and cadmium, have already been found in pilot whale tissues (and the Faeroese have therefore been warned against eating whale liver.)
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Before 1900, the Faeroese, like many northern coastal peoples, relied on the sea for the greater part of their diet: fish, seabirds such as puffins and fulmars, and marine mammals were the main sources of protein.
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Faeroese is a fascinating language that shares many similarities with Faeroese.
Synonyms
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A language spoken on the Faroe Islands similar to Icelandic
A language from the Faroe Islands that is similar to Icelandic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Faeroese = Faroe (transparent) = Faroe + ese
The meaning is directly formed from the place name 'Faroe' plus the productive suffix '-ese' indicating a language or demonym.
Etymology
The word Faeroese comes from the name of the Faroe Islands, which comes from old Norse parts fær ('sheep') and ey ('island'), meaning 'sheep islands'. So, Faeroese is the language of those 'sheep islands' and is similar to Icelandic.