Norman language

Romance language of northwest France

thumb| teacher Ben Spink speaks and tells the words of the song by Frank Le Maistre. ' ( ; also known as the Jersey language, Jersey French and Jersey Norman French' in English) is a Romance language and the traditional language of the Jersey people. It is a form of the Norman language spoken in Jersey, an island in the Channel Islands archipelago off the coast of France. Its closest relatives are the other Norman languages, such as , spoken in neighbouring Guernsey, and the other .

langue d'oïl formerly spoken in the British Isles

Guernésiais (), also known as Guerneseyese, Dgèrnésiais, Guernsey French, and Guernsey Norman French, is the variety of the Norman language spoken in Guernsey. It is sometimes known on the island simply as "patois". As one of the langues d'oïl, it has its roots in Latin, but has had strong influence from both Old Norse and English at different points in its history.

Sercquiais (), also known as ', Sarkese or Sark-French', is the Norman dialect of the Channel Island of Sark (Bailiwick of Guernsey).

Auregnais (), '''Aoeur'gnaeux, or Aurignais' was the Norman dialect of the Channel Island of Alderney (, Auregnais: aoeur'gny or auregny''). It was closely related to the Guernésiais (Guernsey), Jèrriais (Jersey), and Sercquiais (Sark) dialects of the neighbouring islands, as well as continental Norman on the European mainland.

historical language spoken in northern France

archaic linguistic form used in English courts after 1066

isogloss between langues d'oïl in Northern France

Norman dialect

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