Norman language

Norman
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)[1]; Guernésiais: c. 1,300 (has government support); Jèrriais: c. 4,000 (has government support)[1]; Sercquiais: < 20 in 1998 (highly endangered)[1]; 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	norm1245 Norman
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.

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.

Users

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

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

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