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[[File:Norman language map.png | thumb | 400px | Norman language spoken here.]] | |||
The '''Norman language''', sometimes called '''Norman French''', is a [[Romance language]], that was influenced by [[Norse]] and [[Breton]]. | The '''Norman language''', sometimes called '''Norman French''', is a [[Romance language]], that was influenced by [[Norse]] and [[Breton]]. | ||
It is one of the [[langues d'oïl]], like the [[French language]] and the [[Walloon language]]. [[Jèrriais]], [[Guernesiais]], [[Sercquiais]], and [[Auregnais]], from the islands of [[Jersey]], [[Guernsey]], [[Sark]] and [[Alderney]] diverged from the Norman language after the English kings lost their Norman territories on the French mainland, in the 13th century.<ref name=JèrriaisJerseysTraditionalLanguage/> | It is one of the [[langues d'oïl]], like the [[French language]] and the [[Walloon language]]. [[Jèrriais]], [[Guernesiais]], [[Sercquiais]], and [[Auregnais]], from the islands of [[Jersey]], [[Guernsey]], [[Sark]] and [[Alderney]] diverged from the Norman language after the English kings lost their Norman territories on the French mainland, in the 13th century.<ref name=JèrriaisJerseysTraditionalLanguage/> | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 18 August 2022
The Norman language, sometimes called Norman French, is a Romance language, that was influenced by Norse and Breton. It is one of the langues d'oïl, like the French language and the Walloon language. Jèrriais, Guernesiais, Sercquiais, and Auregnais, from the islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Sark and Alderney diverged from the Norman language after the English kings lost their Norman territories on the French mainland, in the 13th century.[1]
References
- ↑ Jèrriais: Jersey's traditional language. Retrieved on 2022-08-18.