The 17 oddest things about the island of Jersey, if you’re thinking of visiting

Metro dêrengl'ye:

While the island speaks English, they also have a traditional tongue

Jerriais is a living language, a derivative of Norman French that preceded English and is still being taught in schools today.

It became important during the Occupation as it meant locals could communicate without being understood by the Germans.

Badlabecques, Cocolîncheux ! La pop-folk de Jersey, et en jèrriais

Musicologie.org a posté:

Badlabecques, Cocolîncheux ! La pop-folk de Jersey, et en jèrriais

...Cocolincheux, c'est le cri du coq en jèrriais, la langue normande originelle de Jersey telle qu'elle existe encore, et se chante depuis que les Badlabecques (...) la font revivre...

Journée Întèrnâtionnale des Langues Matèrnelles - International Mother Language Day

Aniet ch'est la Journée Întèrnâtionnale des Langues Matèrnelles, et y'a-t-i' d'la mèm'thie!

Today is International Mother Language Day, and it's a meme-fest!

@le_jerriais has been killing the #memeML challenge this year representing #Jèrriais, a Norman language spoken on the Channel Island of Jersey. You may be able to become semi-fluent studying all their memes. https://t.co/36sv2Bn4q6

— EK McConnell (@ekcnl) February 20, 2018

#MemeML #Guernésiais pic.twitter.com/ScfVt0op5K

— Christopher Dye (@christopher_dye) February 20, 2018

"That's a donkey question" #Jèrriais #MemeML pic.twitter.com/PoV8kYUNof

— L'Office du Jèrriais (@le_jerriais) February 20, 2018

#Jèrriais #MemeML pic.twitter.com/ZRVKDUr4ec

— L'Office du Jèrriais (@le_jerriais) February 20, 2018

"It's a lobster pot!" #Jèrriais #MemeML pic.twitter.com/iO83HytFcp

— L'Office du Jèrriais (@le_jerriais) February 19, 2018

Georgie - Mathilde de Faye

Georgie fut née aniet en 1846

Mathilde de Faye was born on this day in 1846

• Georgie - Mathilde de Faye
• Johnson's Cough Mixture
• Not' Vièr Crâsset - Our old cresset lamp
• 1897: "La Belle Grande Boutique" - Shopping at de Gruchy's
• Lé Trop Niet - You can have too much of a good thing
• Au supèrmarchi - At the supermarket

Dansons! - Let's dance!

Jean Treleven annonche:

On Saturday March 10th, at Ebenezer church hall from 2 to 4pm, are holding our first session learning some Jèrriais-Norman dances.

The main aim is to have fun while keeping our Norman heritage alive. No costumes and no compulsion to perform!!

Cost will be £2 to include refreshments.

Mother Language Meme Challenge

#MemeML

"I spoke #Jèrriais before it was trendy" #MemeML pic.twitter.com/vZFK751upa

— L'Office du Jèrriais (@le_jerriais) February 16, 2018

Old MacDonald used to have a farm. Used to. #MemeML #Jèrriais #Februdairy pic.twitter.com/kmXAFk1vCq

— L'Office du Jèrriais (@le_jerriais) February 15, 2018

La Saint Valentîn - Saint Valentine's Day

Mardi Gras - Shrove Tuesday

Mother Language Meme Challenge

#MemeML

#memeML #Jèrriais pic.twitter.com/tL4y0dpQPj

— L'Office du Jèrriais (@le_jerriais) February 11, 2018

#memeML #Jèrriais pic.twitter.com/gJ15ldYQYo

— L'Office du Jèrriais (@le_jerriais) February 10, 2018

Mother Language Meme Challenge

Mother Language Meme calenge:

In celebration of UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day 2018, we invite you take part in this new and fun challenge to take place February 14-21, 2018!

Mother Language Day was founded to promote and celebrate linguistic and cultural diversity around the world, with a special emphasis on indigenous, minority, heritage, and endangered languages.

Your Challenge: Join the movement and participate by creating an original meme in your mother language, add the hashtag #MemeML, and share with others around the world.

À seule fîn d’fêter la Journée Întèrnâtionnale des Langues Matèrnelles d’l’UNESCO l’21 d’Févri, ch'est d’aver du fanne auve chutte nouvelle calenge! La Journée des Langues Matèrnelles fut êtablyie à seule fîn d’haûchi et fêter la divèrsité lîndgistique et tchultuthelle lé tou du monde, en s’en d’mentant en partitchulyi des langues d’ichîn, minnoritaithes, d’héthitage et m’nichies. V’nez nos r’jouaindre et prannez part en griyant un mème originna dans vot’ langue matèrnelle, cliutez-y la hache #MemeML, et chârez auve d’aut’s partout l’monde.

Exempl'yes sus Fachebook

Sports d'Hivé - Winter sports

Mots muchis: sports d'Hivé - Wordsearch: Winter sports #WinterOlympics #jerriais pic.twitter.com/b8TWbgF3Tk

— L'Office du Jèrriais (@le_jerriais) February 9, 2018

Les Sports Olŷmpiques d'Hivé

• lé deux-sports
• lé traîné
• lé nordique
• lé curling
• lé hockey sus gliaiche
• la luge
• la patinn'nie artistique
• la course à patîns
• lé saut à skis
• la stchelette
• lé ski Alpîn
• la plianche dé né
• la course à skis
• lé ski libre
• lé slalom
• la d'mié-pipe

bliotchi - to block

 bliotchi

Présent

j'blioque
tu blioque
i' blioque
ou blioque
j'bliotchons
ou bliotchiz
i' blioquent

Prétérite

j'bliotchis
tu bliotchis
i' bliotchit
ou bliotchit
j'bliotchînmes
ou bliotchîtes / ou bliotchîdres
i' bliotchîtent / i' bliotchîdrent

s'êcanchi - try on one's own, manage, get involved, get on, get stuck in

Y'a d'tchi neu au supèrmarchi: acouo du Jèrriais! - There's something new @CI_Coop: more #Jèrriais! pic.twitter.com/SLqCBZLzbh

— L'Office du Jèrriais (@le_jerriais) February 5, 2018

s'êcanchi

Présent

j'm'êcanche
tu t'êcanche
i' s'êcanche
ou s'êcanche
j'nos êcanchons
ou vos êcanchiz
i' lus êcanchent

Prétérite

j'm'êcanchis
tu t'êcanchis
i' s'êcanchit
ou s'êcanchit
j'nos êcanchînmes
ou vos êcanchîtes / ou vos êcanchîdres
i' lus êcanchîtent / i' lus êcanchîdrent

êcanchi - try, experiment

êcanchi

Présent

j'êcanche
tu'êcanche
il êcanche
oulle êcanche
j'êcanchons
ous êcanchiz
il' êcanchent

Prétérite

j'êcanchis
tu'êcanchis
il êcanchit
oulle êcanchit
j'êcanchînmes
ous êcanchîtes / ous êcanchîdres
il' êcanchîtent / il' êcanchîdrent

Mots muchis - Wordsearch

mathiage = marriage #jerriais pic.twitter.com/VNRdMSpvSq

— L'Office du Jèrriais (@le_jerriais) February 2, 2018