Saintongeais dialect
Saintongeais ( patouê saintonjhouê, jhabrail ) is a language in France. It is one of the Langues d' oïl. Since 2007 it is considered as different from the Poitevin language. The area of Saintongeais is one of the departments of Charente, Charente -Maritime, Deux -Sèvres, Vendée and Gironde. The Saintongeais, the Quebec French, the French Acadian and Cajun influenced. There are radio broadcasts on Saintongeais. The bilingual magazine Xaintonge is published two times a year. The letters ien how eun pronounced.
Writer on saintongeais
- Burgaud of Maret, linguist and author of the 19th century dialect
- Goulebenéze
- Odette Comandon, Actress
- Athanase Jean, comedy writer on Saintongeais
- Les Binuchards, Rock Band on Sainteongeais
Expressions
- Affaire: The subject
- Garouil: Corn
- Veye: see