Walloon

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sensu stricto Walloon-speaking area including the small politically French "peninsula" of Givet (red) and boundaries of Wallonia; the inhabitants of both are called "Walloons"; people in North-East area (cut) are German-speaking Walloons

[edit] Etymology

French wallon < Old High German ᚹᚨᛚᚺᚨ (walha), “‘foreigner, stranger, speaker of Celtic or Latin’”) < Proto-Germanic *walhiska-.

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Walloon

1. The Romance language commonly spoken until the mid-twenties in parts of southern Belgium and northern France (around Givet).

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Walloon (plural Walloons)

1. An inhabitant of Wallonia, of Belgian nationality, nowadays generally French-speaking, but also possibly German-speaking.
2. An inhabitant of the region of southern Belgium and northern France (around Givet), usually of Belgian nationality.

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Walloon (not comparable)

1. Referring to the French-speaking people of southern Belgium and parts of northern France.
2. Referring to the Romance language spoken by this people.

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[edit] Related terms

• Wallonia

[edit] See also

Walloon edition of Wiktionary

• Flemish
• Fleming

[edit] External links

• ISO 639-1 code wa, ISO 639-3 code wln (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Walloon, wln