M'n Otchupâtion - My Occupation

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"M'n Otchupâtion" (My Occupation), a poem in Jèrriais by Michael Vautier, telling of a boy's experiences during the German Occupation of Jersey 1940-1945.

Un but d'la Bibl'ye - Scripture snippet

Des buts en Jèrriais d'la Bibl'ye pouor l'annivèrsaithe d'la vèrsion Angliaîche d'la Bibl'ye dite du Rouai Jacques, ou Autorisée:
Jèrriais Scripture snippets to mark the anniversary of the English translation of the Bible known as the King James or Authorised Version:

Ch'est en tchi, mes fréthes, ous avez 'té dêhalés à la libèrté. Tout coumme né faites pon sèrvi vot' libèrté pouor vos abuser à la chai, mais auve l'amour entré-sèrv'-ous. Car toute la louai est accomplyie atout chennechîn, coumme nou dit, "Aime tan vaîthîn coumme té-même." (Galatchiens, 5: 13-14)

Take the long way round these little isles

The Independent rapporte aniet:

I ask Arthur if the local psyche has become a little confused by the influences of its two bigger neighbours and if Jerseyness has got lost in their midst.
(...)
He guesses that probably only about 2 per cent now speak the local patois, Jèrriais. "My great-grandfather was Norman, and I had a Breton grandfather. I consider myself French, but my wife says I'm a Jerseyman," he adds. That's clear, then.(...)
(...)
Finally, we turn inland, stopping at a cotil – one of the steep south- and west-facing slopes where the delicious, multi-eyed Jersey Royal potatoes grow, rather like a vineyard – before finally working our way down to the quaint harbour of Rozel to conclude a pleasurable morning.

Des langues et des noes - Titbits

eune êtente dé p'tites couleurs = a string of bunting

Un but d'la Bibl'ye - Scripture snippet

Des buts en Jèrriais d'la Bibl'ye pouor l'annivèrsaithe d'la vèrsion Angliaîche d'la Bibl'ye dite du Rouai Jacques, ou Autorisée:
Jèrriais Scripture snippets to mark the anniversary of the English translation of the Bible known as the King James or Authorised Version:

Lé Seigneu est sans doute l'Esprit, et où'est qu'est l'Esprit du Seigneu, v'là tch'est la libèrté. Mais touos nous, auve les faches dêcouvèrtes, j'sommes des mitheurs pouor y vaie la glouaithe du Seigneu, et aînchîn j'dév'nons dé glouaithe en glouaithe la même înmage, et chenna atout l'Esprit du Seigneu. (2 Corîntchiens, 3: 17-18)

Donkey Dialogue

The Donkey Dialogue feature at This is Guernsey has a topical Dgèrnésiais phrase for the holiday weekend:

Leudi ki viant sra l’jour dla Liberâtiaon et coume nou dit, "Faot daonc célébrai et s’en ermaette!".
Next Monday is Liberation Day and as they say, "Let us remember and celebrate!".

So here's an equivalent version of the phrase in Jèrriais for comparison:

Lundi tchi veint s'sa l'Jour d'la Libéthâtion et coumme nou dit, "Ramémouaithons auve eune bouonne bordée!"

Séyiz calmes et dêhal'-ous - Keep calm and carry on

...et acouo eune vèrsion, chutte fais en Scots d'Ulstèr du bliogue Bloggin fae the 'Burn. J'èrs'sons calmes et j'nos r'dêhal'lons.
...and following on from previous posts, here's another minority language version, this time courtesy of Ulster Scots blog Bloggin fae the 'Burn. Plenty to keep us calm and carrying on.

• Séyiz calmes et dêhal'-ous - Keep calm and carry on

Les Neuches Rouoyales - The Royal Wedding

La Poste dé Jèrri a grée un tîmbre pouor célébrer les neuches Rouoyales. Lé patchet d'présentâtion a du texte en Jèrriais.

Jersey Post has issued a commemorative Royal wedding stamp. The collector's presentation pack has text in Jèrriais.

• Les Neuches Rouoyales - The Royal Wedding

Aniet au Collège ès Fil'yes - Today at JCG

Lé Collège ès Fil'yes rapporte:
Jersey College for Girls reports:

Year 7 Liberation Learning Day

In order to celebrate Liberation Day, this Friday all of Year 7 will be dressing in WW2 period costume and taking part in an entire day of fun filled workshops designed to teach the students about life in Jersey during the occupation.

The day will begin with a grueling fitness programme organised by Jersey Boot Camp. This will be followed by a workshop where the students will: learn the art of rationing, make crystal radios, write secret BBC broadcasts, learn Jerriais or build escape rafts at St. Aubins Fort.

Before lunch the students will be able to listen to guest speakers Tony Scott-Warren and Eric Walker, one of the last surviving members of the Liberation Force.

• Otchupâtion et rêsistance - Occupation and resistance

The Town Crier

Lé neunmétho du mais d'Mai du magâsîn d'la Pâraisse dé Saint Hélyi "The Town Crier" a eune articl'ye en Jèrriais "Viyant qué j'lé valons" par Geraint Jennings. Y'a étout d'l'înformâtion entouor La Fête Nouormande.

The Mai 2011 issue of the Saint Helier Parish magazine has an article in Jèrriais about value. There's also a feature on the upcoming excitement of La Fête Nouormande.

Abouon d'a b c - Quite a lot of letters

Tchiques patholes Jèrriaises pouor châque lettre dé l'a b c:
A series of useful and interesting vocabulary for every letter of the alphabet:

• êta = stack
• Èrnouvé = Spring
• entchéthaûdé = bewitched
• Êtats = States

Du pain Jèrriais - Cabbage loaves

Dans la Gâzette du Sé du 30 d'Avri: eune èrchette pouor du pain Jèrriais.
In the Jersey Evening Post of 30th April: a Jersey cabbage loaf recipe.

"...one of the most popular and enduring local dishes is traditional cabbage loaf - du pain sus eune fielle de chour"