Walloon language
Walloon is a Romance language. It belongs to the family of the oïl languages along with French, Picard and Norman.
| 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 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
Linguistic map of Wallonia
Main subdivisions of Walloon dialects
Bilingual French-Walloon street sign in Fosses-la-Ville
The singer William Dunker (R, in front of Orval Brewery glass)
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).
