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Yesterday we marked Icelandic Language Day - a moment to celebrate a language that’s been spoken on this island since the Viking Age. Icelandic has changed so little over the centuries that many people can still read the old sagas without much trouble. It’s the language you hear everywhere in daily life, from morning news to school lessons to the way we name new things that arrive in the modern world. Letters like Þ, Ð, Á, and É might look a bit mysterious at first, but each one is tied to our h
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Do you know any funny Icelandic words? 🗣️🇮🇸😂 Today is Icelandic Language Day, where we celebrate the beauty and preservation of the Icelandic language 💬💙🤍❤️ It's celebrated each year on the 16th of November, the birthday of Icelandic poet Jónas Hallgrímsson, who was a significant contributor to the preservation and development of the Icelandic language ✍️📆🎂 On this day, the Jónas Hallgrímsson Award is awarded to someone who has “in a unique way contributed to the Icelandic language.” ✨�
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