Fingallian , Fingallian is the dead language of the West Germanic subgroup of Germanic languages , distributed until the mid-19th century in the Irish county of Fingal . It is believed that it came from the Middle English language , which appeared in Ireland as a result of the Norman invasion and died out by the middle of the XIX century. Although little is known about Fingal, it is believed to be similar to the Yola language from Wexford County . [one]
| Fingali language | |
|---|---|
| Self name | Fingallian |
| Country | Ireland |
| Regions | county of Fingal |
| Extinct | mid 19th century |
| Classification | |
| Category | Languages of Eurasia |
Indo-European family
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| Writing | Latin |
The surviving literature in Fingal consists of two satirical or humorous verses: a short “Fingal dance” and a much longer “Purgatorium Hibernicum”. Both poems are anonymous and are considered humorous parodies in the Fingal language, created by non-native speakers, therefore their value from a linguistic point of view is controversial.
History
Fingal was spoken in the Fingal region, which historically was part of the county of Dublin north of the Toka River, and now a separate county. This language was spoken in the area near the northern border. The name Fingal comes from the Irish Fine Gall , that is, the "territory of the aliens", probably referring to the Norwegian settlement in the area. Linguist Alf Sommerfelt made an assumption about the Norwegian influence on the Fengali dialect, although later researchers did not find evidence of such a connection. [2]
It is believed that the Fengali language, like the Yola language, came from the Middle English language, which was used by the "Old English" settlers after the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169. Middle English was firmly established in southeastern Ireland until the fourteenth century, when the area was re- Galician and English was supplanted. Thus, the Yola and Fingali languages are the only witnessed relics of this original variety of English in Ireland. [3]
Notes
- ↑ Bliss, Adam James: Spoken English in Ireland 1600 - 1740 , pp194ff
- ↑ Hickey, Raymond. Dublin English: Evolution and Change. - John Benjamins Publishing, 2005. - P. 196–197. - ISBN 90-272-4895-8 .
- ↑ Hickey, Raymond. Dublin English: Evolution and Change. - John Benjamins Publishing, 2005. - P. 197. - ISBN 90-272-4895-8 .