The Origins of Guernsey French and Other Channel Island Languages

Published on Sep 16, 2016 in Alderney, Channel Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark

Guernésiais, Auregnais, Jèrriais and Sercquiais – the local names for the French spoken in the respective islands – are direct descendants from the Norman French spoken at the time of the Conqueror. In this article we look at their ‘family tree’.