Walloon language
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| Walon | |
|---|---|
| Walloon | |
| Native to | Belgium, France, United States |
| Region | Europe (Walloon Region (federal region), Ardennes), United States (Wisconsin) |
| Native speakers | est. 1,120,000 (1998) (date missing) |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | wa |
| ISO 639-2 | wln |
| ISO 639-3 | wln |
| Linguasphere | 51-AAA-hf |
Walloon is a Romance language. It belongs to the family of the oïl languages along with French, Picard and Norman.
Walloon is spoken in Wallonia in Belgium and in some villages in Wisconsin in the United States.
It has about 3,400,000 speakers.
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Walloon language edition. |
Walloon Language Media
Hèsta, the Walloon name of the city of Herstal
Main subdivisions of Walloon dialects
Bilingual French-Walloon street sign in Fosses-la-Ville
The singer William Dunker (right)
Cartoon in Walloon by José Schoovaerts for a 2010 issue of Walloon-speaking magazine Li Rantoele
Walloon lyrics to the song "Tins d' eraler" (Time to go home).
Recording of the first article of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Walloon.
