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Bailiwick of Guernsey
Guernsey
Summary
Official Name
Bailiwick of Guernsey
Population
63,200
Principal Languages
English, French
General References
Sallabank 2013
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Guernsey is 3. All are living languages. Of these, 1 is indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional and 1 is dying.
Languages
- English eng
- Widespread. Users: 62,500 in Guernsey. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2006, Amendment 2, Royal Court Rules). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
- French fra
- Widespread. Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. Alternate Names: Français Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French
- Guernésiais nrf
- Guernsey, Alderney, Herm, and Sark islands. Users: 220 in Guernsey (2014 J. Sallabank). 200 Guernésiais speakers and 18 Serquiais speakers on Guernsey Island (2014 J. Sallabank). Total users in all countries: 18,920. Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). De facto language of national identity. Alternate Names: Guernsey French Autonym: Dgernesiais Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French
Languages by Status
English
[eng] 1 (National). Statutory national language (2006, Amendment 2, Royal Court Rules). 62,500 in Guernsey.
Ireland and United Kingdom
Language Vitality Profile
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Language Status Profile
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