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==Description== | |||
The official languages are '''French''' and '''English''', but English is gradually supplanting French. The language commonly used is English, but in the county districts of Jersey and Guernsey and throughout Sark some people also speak a Norman-French dialect. A majority of the records are written in French.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Channel Islands,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-1998.</ref> | |||
The | The Norman language predominated in the islands until the nineteenth century, when increasing influence from English-speaking settlers and easier transport links led to Anglicisation. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Channel Islands," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Islands#:~:text=The%20Norman%20language%20predominated%20in%20the%20islands,and%20Sercquiais%20(Sark%2C%20an%20offshoot%20of%20J%C3%A8rriais)., accessed 4 Sep 2021.</ref> | ||
There are four main dialects/languages of Norman in the islands | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auregnais '''Auregnais'''] (Alderney) - extinct in late twentieth century. The last known native speaker of Auregnais died around 1960. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Auregnais," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auregnais#:~:text=The%20last%20known%20native%20speaker%20of%20Auregnais%20died%20around%201960., accessed 4 Sep 2021.</ref> | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guern%C3%A9siais '''Dgèrnésiais'''] (Guernsey) - It is sometimes known on the island simply as "patois". <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Guernésiais," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guern%C3%A9siais#:~:text=It%20is%20sometimes%20known%20on%20the%20island%20simply%20as%20%22patois%22., accessed 4 Sep 2021.</ref> | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A8rriais '''Jèrriais'''] (Jersey) - also known as the Jersey Language, Jersey French and Jersey Norman French in English. It is a Romance language and the traditional language of the Jersey people. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Jèrriais," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A8rriais#:~:text=also%20known%20as%20the%20Jersey%20Language%2C%20Jersey,the%20traditional%20language%20of%20the%20Jersey%20people., accessed 4 Sep 2021.</ref> | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sercquiais '''Sercquiais'''] (Sark) - an offshoot of Jèrriais. Also known as Sarkese or Sark-French (lé sèrtchais). Sarkese is in fact a descendant of the 16th century Jèrriais used by the original colonists. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Sercquiais," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sercquiais#:~:text=Sarkese%20is%20in%20fact%20a%20descendant%20of,century%20J%C3%A8rriais%20used%20by%20the%20original%20colonists, accessed 4 Sep 2021.</ref> | |||
==Word List(s)== | |||
*[[French Genealogical Word List]] | *[[French Genealogical Word List]] | ||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | |||
==Additional Resources== | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Channel Islands]] | [[Category:Channel Islands]] | ||