Walloon

English

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

Etymology

Borrowed from French wallon, from Frankish *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”).

Cognate to Welsh/Wales, the second part of Cornwall, and first part of walnut, as well as Gaul and Wallachia.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /wəˈluːn/
  • Audio (U.S.A.)(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːn

Proper noun

Walloon

  1. The Romance language commonly spoken until the middle of the 20th century in parts of southern Belgium and northern France (around Givet).

Translations

Noun

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.

Translations

Adjective

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.

Translations

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Derived terms

See also

  • Flemish
  • Fleming
  • Wiktionary's coverage of Walloon terms
  • Appendix:Walloon Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Walloon

Further reading

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