Guernésiais

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A language of Guernsey

Location

Guernsey, Alderney, Herm, and Sark islands.

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France

Language NameNorman French

User Population

17,000 in France (2015 M. Jones).

Location

Normandy: Manche department (Cotentinais dialect); Calvados and Orne departments (Augeron dialect); Seine-Maritime department (Cauchois dialect).

Alternate Names

Normand, Normaund

Dialects

Cotentinais, Cauchois, Augeron.

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Language Use

Most also use French [fra].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Jersey

Language NameJèrriais

User Population

1,700 in Jersey (2011 census). Ethnic population: 45,380 Norman French ethnic population in the Channel Islands (2014 A. Stuart).

Location

Jersey island.

Alternate Names

Jersey French, Jersey Norman

Language Status

8a (Moribund). De facto language of national identity.

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Limited revitalization efforts. Agency: L’Office du Jèrriais.

Other Comments

Jèrriais and Guernésiais are officially recognized as regional minority languages of the British Isles.

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Guernésiais

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A language of Guernsey

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