Norman language
| Norman | |
|---|---|
| Normaund | |
| Native to |
Previously used:
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| Region | Normandy |
| Ethnicity | Normans |
Native speakers | Total: 102,240 (2011–2015) |
Early forms | |
| Dialects | |
| Latin (French orthography) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Jersey (Jèrriais) Guernsey (Guernésiais) |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nrf (partial: Guernésiais & Jèrriais) |
| Glottolog | norm1245 |
| ELP | Norman |
| Linguasphere | & 51-AAA-hd 51-AAA-hc & 51-AAA-hd |
| IETF | nrf |
Areas where the Norman language is strongest include Jersey, Guernsey, the Cotentin and the Pays de Caux. | |
Norman or Norman French (Normaund, French: Normand [nɔʁmɑ̃] ⓘ, Guernésiais: Normand, Jèrriais: Nouormand) is a langue d'oïl spoken in the historical and cultural region of Normandy.
The name "Norman French" is sometimes also used to describe the administrative languages of Anglo-Norman and Law French used in England. For the most part, the written forms of Norman and modern French are mutually intelligible. The thirteenth-century philosopher Roger Bacon was the first to distinguish it along with other dialects such as Picard and Bourguignon.
Today, although it does not enjoy any official status outside of Jersey, some reports of the French Ministry of Culture have recognized it as one of the regional languages of France.