Norman
Romance language of northwest France
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Summary
Norman is a natural language[1]. Norman draws 4,327 Wikipedia views per month (natural language category, ranking #90 of 734).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: modern language[3], dialect group[4]
- Subclass of: Oïl[5]
- Writing system: French alphabet[6]
- Part of: regional languages of France[7]
- Commons category: Norman language[8]
- Wikimedia language code: nrm[9], nrf[10], fr-x-nrm[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Norman language[12]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 100,000[13]
- Described by source: New International Encyclopedia[14]
- Topic has template: Template:Norman language[15]
- Native label: Normaund[16]
- UNESCO language status: 4 severely endangered[17]
- Indigenous to: Jersey[18], Guernsey[19], Normandy[20]
- Exact match: http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133117073[21]
- Linguistic typology: subject–verb–object[22], fusional language[23]
- Category for music in this language: Category:Norman-language music[24]
Why It Matters
Norman has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Norman is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]