Also Known As:
Northern French, Normand
Dialects & Varieties
- Sercquiais
- Augeron
- Cotentinais
- Cauchois
Europe and North Asia
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.
Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~11,100
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
France
Location Description
Spoken in the regions of Upper Normandy (Haute-Normandie) and Lower Normandy (Basse-Normandie) as well as on the Channel Islands.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
French
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Recent Resources
In 911 AD a Viking chief named Rollo (Old Norse Hrólfr) was given as a fief the territory of Normand