Influence of French Jèrriais
in road sign, in french, word pouclée jèrriais dolmen
a large number of gallicisms have been introduced language due use of french official language , cultural influence of france , french literature. french words have displaced in modern usage jèrriais words can still found in older texts 18th , 19th centuries, example:
french leçon (in form léçon) has displaced native lichon (lesson)
french garçon has displaced native hardé (boy)
french chanson has displaced native canchon (song)
efforts being made maintain jèrriais words competing in usage french forms, example:
native hielle being promoted on french huile (oil)
native huiptante (eighty) being promoted on french quatre-vingts (fourscore)
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