Walloon language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Walon |
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| 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) |
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| Linguasphere | 51-AAA-hf |
Walloon is a special language that comes from Latin, just like French and Spanish. It's part of a group called the oïl languages. Other languages in this group include French, Picard, and Norman.
You can hear Walloon spoken mainly in Wallonia, which is a region in Belgium. It's also spoken in a few villages in Wisconsin in the United States.
About 3.4 million people speak Walloon.
Images for kids
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Linguistic map of Wallonia
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An auberge's sign in Crupet
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Bilingual French-Walloon street sign in Fosses-la-Ville
See also
In Spanish: Idioma valón para niños
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