Champenois language

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (January 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Champenois (lou champaignat) is a Romance language of the langues d'oïl language family spoken by a minority of people in Champagne and Île-de-France provinces in France, as well as in a handful of towns in southern Belgium (chiefly the municipality of Vresse-sur-Semois).

While it is classified as a regional language of France, it also has recognized status as a regional language in Wallonia, a region of Belgium. Champenois is considered an endangered language by the UNESCO Red Book of Endangered Languages.^[1]

Literature[]

The language of Chrétien de Troyes is marked by Champenois traits and Rashi used Champenois in his commentaries, but the earliest literature to survive consciously written in Champenois is noted from the end of the 16th century. Le Bontemps de Carnaval de Chaumont was updated and republished in 1660. The language used contrasts the French spoken by the king's messengers with the Champenois of the local inhabitants. A feature of 18th century Champenois literature was the noëls (Christmas chants), which wove contemporary and local references into pious texts.

References[]

Further reading[]

• Tarbé, Prosper (1851). Recherches sur l'histoire du langage et des patois de Champagne (PDF) (in French). 1. Reims.
• Paroles d'Oïl, DPLO, Mougon 1994, ISBN 2-905061-95-2

External links[]

For a list of words relating to Champenois language, see the Champenois language category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

This France-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t

This Belgium-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t

This article about Romance languages is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t