Angevin

Angevin is one of the Langues d'oïl . These languages ​​belong to the Gallo-Roman languages , a subfamily of the Romance languages. It is mainly spoken in the Maine-et-Loire department , in the Nantes area and in Brittany . In Brittany it is called Gallo , which has different variants. The Québec use expressions from the Angevin. Many of them have ancestors from the area.

Examples

• an'hui - today (French aujourd'hui )
• à c't'heure - now (French maintenant, à cette heure )
• nau - Christmas (French noël )

Writer on Angevin

• Emile Joulain
• Marc Leclerc
• Yvon Péan
• Philippe Pistel

bibliography

• Mots et expressions des Patois d'Anjou - Petit dictionnaire - Editions du Petit Pavé - 116-page dictionary ISBN 2-911587-88-X

Web links

• Orange (french)
• 1er site mondial de patois angevin (french)
• PAPY LOUIS ou LA TRAVERSEE D UN SIECLE - Emile JOULAIN - rimiau cause toujours gas mile (French)