If you have aspirations to learn more than one Scandinavian language, Icelandic is a decent choice to start. Although, it's not the easiest. While other Nordic languages have a difficulty rating of 1 (meaning it will take 600 hours to master), Icelandic has a difficulty of 4.

Is Icelandic a dying language?

Icelandic. Surprisingly, a native language for an entire country is slowly dying due to digital technology and social media. Icelandic has been around since the 13th century and still maintains its complex grammar structure. However, only approximately 340,000 people speak the language.

Is it difficult to learn Icelandic?

Icelandic is very hard to learn, much harder than Norwegian, German or Swedish. Part of the problem is pronunciation. The grammar is harder than German grammar, and there are almost no Latin-based words in it. The vocabulary is quite archaic.