This is the 410th most frequent Icelandic word.
íslendingar
"Icelanders" - the people of Iceland.
Here, 'Íslendingar' refers to the Icelandic people as a collective nation.
Íslendingar eru þjóð sem býr á Íslandi.
Icelanders are a nation that lives in Iceland.
In this sentence, 'Íslendingar' refers to multiple individuals from Iceland.
Margir Íslendingar tala tvö tungumál.
Many Icelanders speak two languages.
Here, 'Íslendingar' refers to Icelandic individuals including the speaker, denoting a shared identity.