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The inhabitants of the small island of Jersey in the English Channel are fighting to revive the local language - Jerriais.

With just 800 native speakers left on the island the language is at risk of extinction.

Brothers Jean and François Le Maistre have spoken Jerriais all their lives.

Jerriais was once seen as a peasant language and children were disciplined for using it, this combined with the increasing dominance of English saw it fall into disuse.

However, in 2019, Jersey declared Jerriais as one of its official languages, alongside English and French, and now supports its teaching in schools.

Susan Parker teaches the language in a primary school.

The island of Jersey is a British Crown dependency which lies just 22 kilometres from the coast of France.

However, it has a separate and distinct culture which student, Atticus Mawby, feels is reflected through its unique language.

The race is on to encourage the people of Jersey to learn Jerriais before it dies out.

Geraint Jennings is in charge of the promotion of Jerriais language in Jersey Heritage.

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