Auregnais

Auregnais (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɲɛ]), Aoeur'gnaeux, or Aurignais was the Norman dialect of the Channel Island of Alderney (French: Aurigny, Auregnais: aoeur'gny or auregny). It was closely related to the Guernésiais (Guernsey), Jèrriais (Jersey), and Sercquiais (Sark) dialects of the neighbouring islands, as well as continental Norman on the European mainland.

Auregnais
Aoeur'gnaeux, Aurignais
aoeur'gny, auregny
Native toAlderney
Extinctby c.1960 (some rememberers)
Indo-European
Early forms
Old Latin
  • Vulgar Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone
Linguasphere51-AAA-hcg

The dialect became extinct in the 20th century. Only a few examples of Auregnais survived, mostly in place names in Alderney, and one audio recording is known to exist.

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