Norman language

Norman
Norman
Normaund
Native to	Normandy; Jersey,Guernsey,Sark,England; Previously used: Alderney,Herm; England(seeNorman 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	Normandyand theChannel 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 form	Old Norman
Dialects	Auregnais; Guernésiais; Jèrriais; Sercquiais; Augeron; Cauchois; Cotentinais;
Writing system	Latin(French orthography)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nrf(partial:Guernésiais&Jèrriais)
Glottolog	norm1245Norman
ELP	Norman
Linguasphere	51-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.