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Allons nagi // Let’s go swimming! In Jèrriais, the traditional language of Jersey, we’d say ‘Allons nagi’ – let's go swimming!
So listen in and give it a try.



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2022-07-23

has lots of expressions for things that don’t exist! Eg “Des mannes’-à-fou!”, a meaningless expression to fob off an inquisitive child asking: “Tch’est qu’tu’es à graie, M’mèe?” (What are you making, Mum?).

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2022-06-16

“Jèrriais was never a written language.”

In fact, the Jèrriais literary tradition is traced back to Wace in the C12th.

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2022-05-17

Today is the Ides of March when Julius Caesar was killed in 44BC. His name is not linked to 'Caesarea', the traditional Latin name for Jersey, but is the ancestor of French, Portuguese and other languages spoken in our

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2022-03-15

Nou caqu'te touos les Jeudis au café du Mûsée d'Jèrri - We chat every Thur 10.30-11.30am in Museum café ; come & hear some join in, ask a question, bring Manman or Papa along...

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2020-01-23

J'caqu'téthons d'main au matîn comme d'amors au café. Assiév'-ous acanté nous! - As usual Thur chat tomorrow 10.30-11.30am Sit down & join us!

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2019-10-16

La pathole d'aniet – word of today: eune êtaile – a star https://t.co/eZ75nb2ezb (au Musée Mathitînme/Maritime Museum )

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2019-09-06

Lillie Langtry https://t.co/wawTMEU3s1 pâlait l'Jèrriais (notamment à l'ouvèrtuthe dé l'Opétha et auve Messire John Everett Millais tchi griyit san portrait)

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2019-05-14

Next week's Thursday chat session is back . Also NEW CHAT session on Wednesdays at Village Tearoom in Saint Martin

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2019-01-17

La preunmié fais à matîn 10h30-11h30 - 1st chat session in new location this a.m. New faces & eavesdroppers always welcome (just inside Jersey Museum entrance )

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2018-06-07