Picard/Picard dialects

Introduction to Picard

Picard dialects

Introduction: this is an introductory lesson about dialects.

Picard is a language of the group of Romance languages. Dialects are linguistic varieties which are defined by specific phonetic, morphological and lexical traits and sometimes by a distinctive literary tradition.

The dialects are geografical variéties of the picard language. In each dialect, we have microdialects ( patoés, parlés, ... ). In general, the different varieties spoken are understood by speakers of different regions.

for example:

Indo-European language >

Romance language >

Langue d'oil >

Langue picarde >

Picard d'in heut (dialect) >

Chti (édsous-dialecte or patoé) >

chtimi d' Linse (parlé d'chés mineurs)

other example:

Langue picarde >

Picard d'in bos (dialect) >

patoé du Vimeu (édsous-dialecte or patoé) >

parlé d'Nibo

other example:

Langue picarde >

Picard d'in bos (dialect) >

patoé du Bieuvésis (édsous-dialecte or patoé) >

parlé d'Sertchu

List of dialects (Chés parlés picards)

The most known dialects are:

« chti » or « chtimi » = in the south part of French Flanders (around Lille and Douai) and in North-East Artois (around Béthune and Lens)
« rouchi » = around Valenciennes
« tournaisien » (district of Tournai - Wallonie Picarde)
« anmiénoé » (Sonme et Oése nord),
« vimeu » (Sonme ouest) (Vimeu-Pontiu),

but you have also for example: