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Sarkese: Britain's archaic Norman language

Hugh Tucker
Features correspondent
Uwe Moser/Getty Images Woman wheeling a bike on Sark IslandUwe Moser/Getty Images
(Credit: Uwe Moser/Getty Images)

There are only three native speakers of Sarkese alive – but a Czech linguist is working to document, codify and revive the island's complex language to hopefully ensure its survival.

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