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Norman language

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Norman
Normaund
Native to

Previously used:

RegionNormandyand theChannel Islands
Native speakers
Unknown due to conflicting definitions (2017)
Early form
Dialects
Latin(French orthography)
Language codes
ISO 639-3nrf(partial:Guernésiais&Jèrriais)
Glottolognorm1245Norman
ELPNorman
Linguasphere51-AAA-hc & 51-AAA-hd
Areas where the Norman language is strongest include Jersey, Guernsey, the Cotentin and the Pays de Caux.

Normanis alanguagespoken mainly inNormandy.It is aRomance language(a language which comes fromLatin). It is closely related toFrenchand is often called "Norman French". After theNorman Conquest,Norman changed theEnglish languageconsiderably.

Forms of the Norman are still used in theChannel Islands,

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

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