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Aspect

Jèrriais distinguishes between simple, progressive and perfect aspect:

Past:

preterite	j'pâlînmes	we spoke
progressive	ou 'tait à pâler	she was speaking
perfect	ous avez pâlé	you have spoken
imperfect	j'pâlais	I spoke

Future:

simple	j'pâl'lai	I will speak
progressive	tu s'sa à pâler	you will be speaking
perfect	oulle étha pâlé	she will have spoken

Present:

simple	j'pâle	I speak
progressive	i' sont à pâler	they are speaking

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Iterative

Verbs can be made iterative in aspect by prefixing èr- (long form) or r' (short form):

aver	have
èraver	have again
êt'	be
èrêt'	be again
netti	clean
èrnettit	clean again
muchi	hide
èrmuchi	hide again
èrgarder	watch
èrèrgarder	watch again
téléphoner	phone
èrtéléphoner	phone again

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Gerunds

Verbs can be transformed into gerunds, which are commonly used:

chanter	sing
chant'tie	singing
faithe	make
faîs'sie	making
haler	pull
hal'lie	hauling, haulage
partchi	park
parqu'thie	parking
liéthe	read
liéthie	reading
faxer	fax
faxéthie	faxing

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Examples

JÈRRIAIS	FRENCH	ENGLISH
Jèrri	Jersey	Jersey
beinv'nu	bienvenue	welcome
bel	cour	yard
bieauté	beauté	beauty
bouônjour	bonjour	hello
braies (info)	pantalon	trousers
brînge	brosse	brush
chièr	cher	dear
compather	comparer	compare
l'êtrangi	l'étranger	abroad
janmais	jamais	never
lian	lien	link
pouque (info)	sac	bag
tchaîse	chaise	chair
tchian (info)	chien	dog
ticl'ye	bouilloire	kettle
viages	voyages	journeys
yi	oeil	eye

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See also

• Auregnais
• Culture of Jersey
• Sercquiais

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References

• Lé Jèrriais Pour Tous by Paul W. Birt, 1985
• Dictionnaire Jersiais-Français, 1966
• Jersey Norman French - A Linguistic Study of An Obsolescent Dialect , Mari, C. Jones, 2001
• Jèrriais: Jersey's Native Tongue by Mari C. Jones, 2003 ISBN 1-904210-3-1
• Dictionnaithe Jèrriais-Angliais, 2005 ISBN 0-901897-40-X
• Les Chroniques du Don Balleine/Les Nouvelles Chroniques du Don Balleine, (magazine), Jersey 1979 – current

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External links

• La Société Jersiaise — La Section de la langue Jèrriaise
• La Société Jersiaise — Les Pages Jèrriaises
• BBC Radio Jersey — Jèrriais
• The Lord's prayer in Jèrriais
• Jèrriais and Sercquiais today by Dr Mari C. Jones - from the BBC

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