How do you use Jèrriais in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Jèrriais in a sentence
Jèrriais meaning
A Romance language spoken in Jersey, one of the Channel Islands.
Using Jèrriais
- The main meaning on this page is: A Romance language spoken in Jersey, one of the Channel Islands.
- In the example corpus, jèrriais often appears in combinations such as: in jèrriais.
Context around Jèrriais
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Jèrriais
- In this selection, "jèrriais" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, main, indigenous, revive, road, speakers and although stand out and add context to how "jèrriais" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include century indigenous jèrriais a variety and culture main jèrriais road sign. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "jèrriais" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with jèrriais
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The aim is to create compositions that include at least one word of Jèrriais. (14 words)
Most of the surviving traditional songs are in French, with a minority in Jèrriais. (14 words)
There have been efforts to revive Jèrriais in schools, and the highest number of declared Jèrriais speakers is in the capital. (21 words)
Culture main Jèrriais road sign ("The black road") in Saint Ouen Until the 19th century, indigenous Jèrriais – a variety of Norman – was the language of the island, though French was used for official business. (34 words)
International relations main Jersey Airport greets travellers with "Welcome to Jersey" sign in Jèrriais Although diplomatic representation is reserved to the Crown, Jersey has been developing its own international identity over recent years. (33 words)
The first Jèrriais book to be published was Rimes et Poésies Jersiaises de divers auteurs réunies et mises en ordre, edited by Abraham Mourant in 1865. (26 words)
Example sentences (6)
Culture main Jèrriais road sign ("The black road") in Saint Ouen Until the 19th century, indigenous Jèrriais – a variety of Norman – was the language of the island, though French was used for official business.
There have been efforts to revive Jèrriais in schools, and the highest number of declared Jèrriais speakers is in the capital.
The aim is to create compositions that include at least one word of Jèrriais.
International relations main Jersey Airport greets travellers with "Welcome to Jersey" sign in Jèrriais Although diplomatic representation is reserved to the Crown, Jersey has been developing its own international identity over recent years.
Most of the surviving traditional songs are in French, with a minority in Jèrriais.
The first Jèrriais book to be published was Rimes et Poésies Jersiaises de divers auteurs réunies et mises en ordre, edited by Abraham Mourant in 1865.
Common combinations with jèrriais
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in jèrriais 2×