Gøtudanskt accent


Gøtudanskt/Dano-Faroese is a name for a variant of Danish language spoken in the Faroe Islands. Its intonation and pronunciation are influenced by Faroese.

Etymology

Poulsen attributes the term to a teacher from the small village of Gøta on Eysturoy who spoke Danish with a lot of Faroeisms.

Definition of ''Gøtudanskt''

Gøtudanskt/Dano-Faroese is highly proficient Danish spoken mainly as the written Danish standard by Faroe Islanders with Faroese interference at all levels of language processing. It is characteristic for the elder generation. The younger generation usually uses standard Danish pronunciation.
An example of Gøtudanskt is the jingle children use when sledging: Væk af vejen! Konge skrejen. ‘Away from the road! The king is sledding’, where skrejen comes from the Faroese verb ‘to sled’. Another is from Poulsen : De store for flesen, de kan brække traver, where for flesen corresponds to Faroese can break fishing rods’.
The traditional Faroese way of singing hymns uses Gøtudanskt. The metal band Týr's songs "Ramund Hin Unge" on the album Eric the Red and "Sinklars vísa" on the album Land are also sung in Gøtudanskt.