century, efforts were made to preserve the Jèrriais language. The Jersey Eisteddfod has included a Jèrriais section since 1912. Associations were founded;...
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Jèrriais literature is literature in Jèrriais, the Norman dialect of Jersey in the Channel Islands. The literary tradition in Jersey is traced back to...
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Languages of Jersey (section Jèrriais)
Normandy, has three official languages: English, French and Jèrriais. Traditionally, Jèrriais, a variety of the ancient Norman language, has been the dominant...
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Jersey (category Articles containing Jèrriais-language text)
Jersey (/ˈdʒɜːrzi/ JUR-zee; Jèrriais: Jèrri [ʒɛri]), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an island country in Northwestern Europe and a self-governing...
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The Jersey people (Jèrriais: Jèrriais; French: Jersiais), also referred to as Islanders, are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Jersey...
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Norman language (category Articles containing Jèrriais-language text)
Norman French (Normaund, French: Normand [nɔʁmɑ̃] , Guernésiais: Normand, Jèrriais: Nouormand) is a langue d'oïl. The name "Norman French" is sometimes also...
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Sercquiais (category Articles containing Jèrriais-language text)
lost in Jèrriais, such as final /t/ in pret (meadow – pré in Jèrriais as in French). Metathesis of /r/ is uncommon in Sercquiais, and in Jèrriais, by comparison...
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the free dictionary. Poindexter may refer to: Poindexter (surname), a Jèrriais surname; origin and a list of people with the name Poindexter, a character...
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Guernésiais (category Articles containing Jèrriais-language text)
[citation needed] There is mutual intelligibility (with some difficulty) with Jèrriais speakers from Jersey and Continental Norman speakers from Normandy.[citation...
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twentieth century), Dgèrnésiais (Guernsey), Jèrriais (Jersey) and Sercquiais (Sark, an offshoot of Jèrriais). Victor Hugo spent many years in exile, first...
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Joret line) including: Anglo-Norman; Dgèrnésiais (spoken in Guernsey), Jèrriais (spoken in Jersey), Auregnais (spoken in Alderney), Sercquiais (spoken...
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keep Jèrriais as a living language. This includes Jèrriais lessons at all Government primary schools. Most common place names in Jersey are in Jèrriais (such...
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Continuous and progressive aspects (section Jèrriais)
infinitive with the omitted auxiliary. Formed exactly as in Rhenish German, Jèrriais constructs the continuous with verb êt' (be) + à (preposition) + infinitive...
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specifically the precursor of Jèrriais. Writers in Jersey have looked on Wace as the founder of Jersey literature, and Jèrriais is sometimes referred to as...
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Normandy (Cotentinais and Cauchois dialects) and the nearby Channel Islands (Jèrriais and Guernésiais). The Duchy of Normandy, which arose from the Treaty of...
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Parishes of Jersey (section Jerriais nicknames)
Such uniform naming would be fairly unusual for parishes in England. In Jèrriais, the parishes have named groupings: the northern parishes are called les...
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in Cornwall and the Isle of Man respectively. The Norman languages of Jèrriais and Guernésiais are spoken in Jersey and Guernsey, though are listed as...
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Witches' stones (in Jèrriais: pièrres dé chorchièrs) are flat stones jutting from chimneys in the islands of Jersey and Guernsey. According to folklore...
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traditional folk songs such as Jean, Gros Jean and J'ai pèrdu ma femme (Jèrriais)/J'ai perdu ma faumme (Dgèrnésiais) have survived. Periodic fieldwork by...
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→ Channel Island English British Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands) Jèrriais (including Sercquiais), Guernésiais, Auregnais Christianity Jerusalemite...
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Welche Mayennais Moselle Romance Norman Anglo-Norman Auregnais Guernésiais Jèrriais Sercquiais Law French Augeron Cauchois Cotentinais Orléanais Paydret Picard...
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Cornish English (de facto official) Irish Manx Norman Auregnais Guernésiais Jèrriais Sercquiais Scots Ulster Scots Scottish Gaelic Welsh Other languages Angloromani...
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King Street, Saint Helier (category Articles containing Jèrriais-language text)
Ruette Haguais in gallicised Jèrriais. The street was originally named Rue d'Driéthe or Rue de Derrière (back street in Jèrriais and French), and it was,...
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Scottish Gaelic Irish Manx Welsh Romance Auregnais French Guernésiais Jèrriais Sercquiais Other British Sign Language Irish Sign Language Northern Ireland...
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of arms of Jersey The Norman language, including its insular variations Jèrriais and Guernésiais, is a regional language, spoken by a minority of the population...
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fairies who lived near ancient stones; in Norman French of the Islands (e.g. Jèrriais), a cromlech, or prehistoric tomb, is referred to as a pouquelée or pouquelay(e);...
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there is no record of literature about Sark in Sercquiais, Guernésiais and Jèrriais literature has included writing about Sark; for example by such authors...
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St Helier (/ˈhɛliər/; Jèrriais: Saint Hélyi; French: Saint-Hélier) is the capital of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel...
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Hartlepool, England → Monkey hanger Isle Of Wight → Caulkheads Jersey → Jèrriais (adjectival), Jerseyman (demonym) Kansas → Jayhawker Liverpool, England...
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Jersey Evening Post (section Jèrriais)
All Island Media. The Jèrriais - Jersey's native language column hosts articles written in Jersey's dialect of Norman, Jèrriais, accompanied by a précis...
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