Côtis-Capel (22 January 1915 – 30 October 1986) was the
pen name
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of Albert Lohier, a
Norman language
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poet
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. He was from
La Hague
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and wrote in the Haguais dialect of
Cotentinais
Cotentinais is the dialect of the Norman language spoken in the Cotentin Peninsula of France. It is one of the strongest dialects of the language on the mainland.
Dialects
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.
Bibliography
* Poetry collections
** ''Rocâles'' (1951),
** ''À Gravage'' (1965),
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** ''Raz-Bannes'' (1970),
** ''Graund Caté'' (1985),
** ''Les Côtis'' (1985).
* Posthumous novel
** ''Ganache lé vuus péqueus'' (1987).
Certain of his poems have been set to music by the group
Magène.
Norman-language poets
Norman-language writers
French male poets
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