Matthew Le Geyt (
Jèrriais
(french: Jersiais, also known as the Jersey Language, Jersey French and Jersey Norman French in English) is a Romance language and the traditional language of the Jersey people. It is a form of the Norman language spoken in Jersey, an island ...
: Matchi L’Gé; 1777–1849) was the first
poet
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to publish in
Jèrriais
(french: Jersiais, also known as the Jersey Language, Jersey French and Jersey Norman French in English) is a Romance language and the traditional language of the Jersey people. It is a form of the Norman language spoken in Jersey, an island ...
following the introduction of printing. The earliest dated piece of his writing comes from 1795. He was from
St Helier
St Helier (; Jèrriais: ; french: Saint-Hélier) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. St Helier has a population of 35,822 – over one-third of the total population of Jersey – ...
but he must have lived in
Trinity
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as well where he was a
Vingtenier.
Further reading
Robert Pipon Marett, ''Les Manuscrits de Philippe Le Geyt, écuyer, lieutenant-bailli de l'île de Jersey, sur la constitution, les lois et les usages de cette île, Notice sur la vie et les écrits de Mons. Le Geyt'', Jersey: P. Falle, 1846-1847
Norman-language writers
Jersey writers
1777 births
1849 deaths
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