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Auregnais or Aurignais was the Norman dialect of the Channel Island of Alderney (French:Aurigny, Auregnais:Aoeur'gny/Auregny). The Norman language is a Romance language, one of the Oïl languages. ...
The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ...
Flag of Alderney Alderney (French Aurigny) is the most northerly of the Channel Islands and a British crown dependency. ...
Although extinct, it still exists in many, if not most of the local placenames are in French. One or two words linger on in the local English, e.g. vraic (seaweed fertiliser), and the pronounciation of certain local surnames, e.g. Dupont and Simon as 'Dippoh' and 'Sumon' rather than the standard Parisian way. Seaweed fertiliser is valuable addition to the organic garden, and is abundantly available for free for those living near the coast. ...
There were a number of reasons for its demise. The influx of labourers from the United Kingdom employed by the British Government in the construction of the abortive harbour project and other fortifications, plus the stationing of a sizable British garrison among the small population, led to a situation in which, as was noted by the Guernsey newspaper Le Bailliage in 1880, children had ceased to speak the language among themselves. It is thought that the evacuation of nearly all indigenous Aurignais to the British mainland during WWII (the island was occupied by the Germans, and heavily fortified) was a major factor in the final loss of the spoken language. German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ...
Another was neglect, especially in the education sector where it was not taught at all.
It suffered greatly in later years due to a large influx of tax "exiles" from England who have moved to the island, as well as official neglect, as Alderney is a tax haven. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity...
French ceased to be an official language in 1966 in Alderney. It should be noted that the official French used in the Channel islands often differs/differed from the vernacular Norman. An official language is something that is given a unique status in the countries, states, and other territories. ...
1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...
It was closely related to the Dgèrnésiais (Guernsey), Jèrriais (Jersey), Sercquiais (Sark) dialects of the neighbouring islands, as well as Continental Norman on the European mainland. Dgèrnésiais tops this list of welcome messages at Guernseys tourism office in St. ...
Jèrriais is a form of Norman language spoken in Jersey in the Channel Islands. ...
Flag of Sark Sark (in French, Sercq, in Sarkese Sèr) is a small island of the Channel Islands, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. ...
The Norman language is a Romance language, one of the Oïl languages. ...
Very little Auregnais survives in written form.
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References The Language of Auregny F. Le Maistre 1982 |
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