Guernsey English

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Guernsey English is the dialect of English spoken by natives of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, distinguished by the fact that it has considerable influence from Dgèrnésiais, the variety of Norman indigenous to Guernsey. The dialect contains terms such as "buncho" (from Dgèrnésiais: bond d'tchu) for the English "somersault".

[edit] See also

• Ebenezer Le Page

[edit] References

• Guernesiais today

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