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| Champenois | |
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| champaignat | |
| Native to | France,Belgium |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne,Île-de-France (Seine-et-Marne),Namur |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | cham1332 |
 Situation of Champenois among the Oïl languages. | |
Champenois (lou champaignat) is aRomance language among thelangues d'oïl spoken by a minority of people inChampagne andÎle-de-France provinces inFrance, as well as in a handful of towns in southernBelgium (chiefly the municipality ofVresse-sur-Semois).
While it is classified as aregional language of France, it also has recognized status as aregional language inWallonia, a region of Belgium. Champenois is considered an endangered language by theUNESCO Red Book of Endangered Languages.[2]
The language ofChrétien de Troyes is marked by Champenois traits andRashi used Champenois in his commentaries, but the earliest literature to survive consciously written in Champenois is noted from the end of the 16th century.Le Bontemps de Carnaval de Chaumont was updated and republished in 1660. The language used contrasts the French spoken by the king's messengers with the Champenois of the local inhabitants. A feature of 18th-century Champenois literature was thenoëls (Christmas chants), which wove contemporary and local references into pious texts.
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