Status Jèrriais

jersey airport greets travellers welcome jersey in jèrriais



local newspaper jersey evening post hosts jersey norman-french feature, jèrriais texts accompanied translation english.

the latest figures come jersey annual social survey issued on 5 december 2012. survey of 4200 households took place in june 2012 , resulted in 2400 returns. showed 18% of population speak jèrriais words , phrases more 7% of on 65 being fluent or able speak lot of jèrriais. two-thirds of adults said not understand spoken jèrriais, more quarter able understand some, , 5% can or understand speaking jèrriais. 4% of people said write jèrriais, although under 1% write fluently. under third (32%) said understand written in jèrriais.

these figures update of census (2001) showed approximately 3% of island s population speak jèrriais in personal interactions, although research suggests 15% of population have understanding of language. latest census figures showed increase in declarations of children speaking language: first such increase recorded in census figures (although may due greater consciousness among parents language use), doubtless encouraged introduction of jèrriais teaching programme jersey schools.

the parish highest proportion (8%) of jèrriais speakers saint ouen, , lowest proportion (2.1%) saint helier, although saint helier largest parish has highest number of jèrriais speakers. number of census respondents stated spoke jèrriais 113; 2,761 respondents stated spoke jèrriais. survey carried out among sample of jèrriais speakers in 1996 found 18% spoke jèrriais more english, 66% spoke jèrriais english, , 16% spoke jèrriais less english.

the states of jersey fund teaching programme in schools , provide support in terms of signage, e.g. welcome signs @ harbours , airport. ratification of european charter regional or minority languages under discussion. in september 2005, states approved development of cultural strategy, 1 of strategic objectives follows:

jersey lost language in 20th century. 2001 there less 3,000 speakers of jèrriais. in 21st century strenuous efforts being made re-establish it. le don balleine, funded states, leading programme in schools teaching jèrriais. l assembliée d jèrriais promotes language generally. language brings distinctiveness, sense of localness , whole new set of skills of important qualities in attracting creative economy. fundamental island s identity. objective work these organisations in revival , status of language.

in september 2009 partnership agreement signed minister education, sport , culture , president of le don balleine formalise rôle of l office du jèrriais in protecting , promoting jèrriais , develop language plan make language more prominent on daily basis.

jèrriais classified threatened language endangered language project,

there newspaper , radio output in language. 2010, jersey banknotes carry value of note written out in jèrriais.

jèrriais recognised regional language british , irish governments within framework of british-irish council.