Norman language Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Norman
Normaund
Native to	Normandy Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, England Previously used: Alderney, Herm England (see Norman England) Ireland (see: Norman Ireland) Canada (formerly used to a certain degree in Eastern Canada and Quebec) Kingdom of Sicily (used in a limited degree) Principality of Antioch
Region	Normandy and the Channel Islands
Native speakers	Unknown due to conflicting definitions (2017) Auregnais: 0 (extinct) Guernésiais: c. 1,300 (has government support) Jèrriais: c. 4,000 (has government support) Sercquiais: < 20 in 1998 (highly endangered) Augeron: < 100 (highly endangered) Cauchois: c. 50,000 (has local support) Cotentinais: c. 50,000 (has local support)
Language family	Indo-European Italic Romance Western Gallo-Romance Oïl Norman
Early forms:	Old Norman Norman
Dialects	Auregnais Guernésiais Jèrriais Sercquiais Augeron Cauchois Cotentinais
Writing system	Latin (French orthography)
Linguasphere	`51-AAA-hc & 51-AAA-hd`
Areas where the Norman language is strongest include Jersey, Guernsey, the Cotentin and the Pays de Caux.

Norman is a language spoken mainly in Normandy. It is a Romance language (a language which comes from Latin). It is closely related to French and is often called "Norman French". After the Norman Conquest, Norman changed the English language considerably.

Forms of the Norman are still used in the Channel Islands,

Jèrriais on Jersey
Guernésiais on Guernsey
- Auregnais on the Guernsey dependency of Alderney
- Sercquiais on the dependency of Sark

No one now uses Sercquiais or Auregnais as their first language, but Jèrriais and Guernésiais are still used.

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