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Wikipedia has an article on: Walloon 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

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

Cognate to Welsh and first part of walnut.

Pronunciation

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).

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

an inhabitant of Wallonia
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 瓦龍人 (zh), 瓦龙人 (zh) (Wǎlóngrén)
  • Dutch: Waal (nl) m., Waalse (nl) f.
  • Finnish: valloni (fi)
  • French: Wallon (fr) m., Wallonne (fr) f.
  • German: Wallone (de) m., Wallonin (de) f.
  • Italian: vallone (it) m. and f.
  • Japanese: ワロン人 (waron-jin)
  • Polish: Walończyk (pl) m., Walonka (pl) f.
  • Walloon: Walon (wa) m., Walone (wa) f.

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

referring to the French-speaking people of southern Belgium
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 瓦龍的 (zh), 瓦龙的 (zh) (Wǎlóng de)
  • Dutch: Waals (nl)
  • Finnish: vallonien (fi) (genitive of noun)
  • German: wallonisch (de)
  • Polish: waloński (pl) m.
referring to the Romance language
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 瓦龍語的 (zh), 瓦龙语的 (zh) (Wǎlóngyǔ de)
  • Dutch: Waals (nl)
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See also

Walloon edition of Wiktionary

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