Jèrriais
Tch’est qu’est l’Jèrriais? Ch’est la vielle langue d’Jèrri. L’Jèrriais est d’la même fanmil’ye qué l’Français, et s’lon lé récensement d’1989 y’avait 5,720 pèrsonnes tchi pâlaient l’Jèrriais. Achteu, j’avons dans les deux chents mousses tch’apprennent not’langue dans nos êcoles.
Nou peut ouÏ l’Jèrriais pustôt à la campangne ou bien tchiquefais en Ville dans L’marchi. I’y’a lé programme Eune Lettre Jèrriaise sus l’radio – BBC Jèrri 88.8FM/1026AM – d’vièrs sept heuthes un quart lé Dînmanche matîn et Les Crapauds Avenchent touos les tchînze jours à siêx heuthes chin lé Vendrédi au sé. Nou peut liéthe eune articl’ye en Jèrriais dans la gazette du sé touos les tchînze jours, et un diton châque jour.
English
What is Jèrriais? It is the old language of Jersey which is closely related to French. According to the 1989 census there were 5,720 people who spoke Jèrriais. We have about two hundred children learning Jèrriais in our schools.
One is most likely to hear Jèrriais spoken in the countryside or perhaps occasionally in town in the market. There is a weekly programme on BBC Radio Jersey 88.8FM/1026AM on Sunday morning at around 07.15 hrs as well as a fortnightly programme on alternate Friday evenings at 18:05 hrs. Fortnightly articles with English translation appear in the local newspaper, Jersey Evening Post, as well as a daily proverb.
To find out more about Jèrriais, contact l’Office du Jèrriais:
Tel: +44 (0)1534 509487
donballeine@psilink.co.je
PTGH wish to thank Jersey Tourism for their help in providing the above information.
