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Norman language

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Norman language

Native to
  
NormandyJersey, Guernsey, Sark, EnglandPreviously used:Alderney, HermEngland (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
  
ca. 100,000 (date missing)* Auregnais: 0 (extinct)Guernésiais: ~1,300 (has government support)Jèrriais: ~4,000 (has government support)Sercquiais: <20 in 1998 (highly endangered)Augeron: <100 (highly endangered)Cauchois: ~50,000 (has local support)Cotentinais: ~50,000 (has local support)

Language family
  
Indo-EuropeanItalicRomanceWesternGallo-RomanceOïlNorman

Dialects
  
AuregnaisGuernésiaisJèrriaisSercquiaisAugeronCauchoisCotentinais

Writing system
  
Latin (French orthography)

Norman (Normaund, French: Normand, Guernésiais: Normand, Jèrriais: Nouormand) is a Romance language which can be classified as one of the