GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Icelandic is a North Germanic language spoken by about 314, 000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland where it is the national language. It is most closely related to Faroese and Western Norwegian. The language is more conservative than most other Western European languages.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are around 350.000 people who speak Icelandic and most of them live in Iceland, but people who speak Icelandic can also be found all over the world, including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, US and Canada. The Icelandic language hasn’t changed much throughout the centuries even though it’s a very old language.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aside from the 300, 000 Icelandic speakers in Iceland, Icelandic is spoken by about 8, 000 people in Denmark, 5, 000 people in the United States, and more than 1, 400 people in Canada, notably in the region known as New Iceland in Manitoba which was settled by Icelanders beginning in the 1880s.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Icelandic language is famous for being exceptionally hard to learn, with letters such as æ, ö, ð and þ it almost comes off as cryptic at times. The way you write and pronounce the words are miles apart. And, just when you think you have gotten the hang of it you’ll find about seven exceptions to this grammar rule.