Norman Letters

Norman Vowel Letters

The Norman alphabet has 6 basic vowel letters: a, e, i, o, u, y. The letter y can function as both a vowel and consonant depending on its position in the word.

Norman Accented Vowel Letters

Norman has 13 accented vowel letters: à, â, é, è, ê, ë, î, ï, ô, ù, û, ü, ÿ (and their uppercase forms). These accents are crucial for correct pronunciation and often change the meaning of words entirely.

Norman Cedilla (ç)

The cedilla (ç, Ç) is used with the letter c to produce the soft /s/ sound before a, o, or u. Examples include "français" (Norman), "garçon" (boy), and "leçon" (lesson).

Without the cedilla, the c would be pronounced as /k/ in these contexts.

Norman Ligatures

Norman uses ligatures œ and æ (and their uppercase forms Œ and Æ). The œ appears in words like "cœur" (heart) and "sœur" (sister). The æ is less common in modern Norman.

These ligatures represent the historical combination of two vowels.

Norman Consonant Letters

Norman has 20 consonant letters. Many Norman consonants have pronunciation rules that differ from English, such as silent final consonants and the Norman "r" sound.

Understanding Norman consonant pronunciation is key to speaking Norman correctly.

Special Characters in Norman

Norman writing uses punctuation marks and symbols including period (.), comma (,), question mark (?), exclamation (!), and Norman-specific quotation marks (« ») and (" ").

Norman typography also uses non-breaking spaces before certain punctuation marks.

Digits in Norman

Norman uses the standard Arabic numerals 0–9, with Norman number names: zéro, un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf.

Like German, Norman uses comma (,) as the decimal separator.

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