Walon

Walloon

Romance (Gallo-Romance, Oïl)

FamilyRomance (Gallo-Romance, Oïl) Speakers~600K ScriptLatin (Feller and rifondou systems) CountriesBelgium (Wallonia), France (Champagne, Ardennes) Official inBelgium (recognized regional) Vitalitydefinitely endangered ISO 639-3wln

Walloon is one of the langues d'oïl, sister to French. It has been written since the 16th century and preserves several Latin features lost in French, particularly in vowel quality. Liège (Lîdje in Walloon) is a key cultural center. Recognized regionally by Belgium since 1990 but no longer regularly transmitted to children. About 600,000 speakers.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Walloon

Water

aiwe

ˈajwə

Fire

feu

fø

Sun

solea

sɔˈlja

Moon

lune

lyn

Star

stoele

stwɛl

Night

nut

nyt

Rain

plouve

pluːf

Snow

nîve

niːf

Wind

vint

vɛ̃

Earth

tere

tɛːʁ

Stone

pîre

piːʁ

Mountain

montinne

mɔ̃tɛ̃n

Sea

mér

meːʁ

Mother

mame

mam

Father

pére

peːʁ

Daughter

feye

fɛj

I

dji

dʒi

You

ti

ti

We

nos

nɔs

Name

no

no

Person

djin

dʒɛ̃

Head

tièsse

tjɛs

Eye

ouy

uj

Ear

orèye

ɔˈʁɛj

Nose

nez

ne

Mouth

boke

bɔk

Tooth

dint

dɛ̃

Tongue

linwe

lɛ̃we

Hand

min

mɛ̃

Foot

pî

piː

Heart

cour

kuːr

Bone

oxhea

ɔʃja

Blood

sonk

sɔ̃k

Poop

caca

kaˈka

Love

amour

aˈmuːr

Tree

åbe

ɔːb

Dog

tchin

tʃɛ̃

Cat

tchèt

tʃɛ

Fish

pexhon

pɛʃɔ̃

Bird

mouchon

muˈʃɔ̃

Butterfly

påwion

pɔːwjɔ̃

Egg

oû

uː

Bear

oûsse

uːs

Horse

tchivå

tʃiˈvɔː

House

måjhon

mɔːˈʒõ

Milk

laecea

lɛˈsja

Honey

låme

lɔːm

Salt

sé

se

Wine

vin

vɛ̃

Rice

riz

ri

Chocolate

tchocolåt

tʃokoˈlɔː

Iron

fier

fjɛʁ

Wheel

rowe

ʁɔw

Silk

soye

sõj

Book

live

liːf

Eat

magnî

maˈɲi

Drink

boere

bweːr

Sleep

dwårmi

dwaʁˈmi

One

onk

õk

Two

deus

dø

Three

troes

trwɛ

Four

cwate

kwat

Five

cénk

sɛ̃k

Hundred

cint

sɛ̃

Hello

bondjoû

bõˈdʒu

Thank you

mèrci

mɛrˈsi

Good

bon

bõ

New

noû

nuː

Red

rodje

ʁɔdʒ

White

blanc

blã

Black

noer

nwɛːʁ

Green

vert

vɛʁ

Blue

bleu

blø

Cuckoo

coucou

kuˈku

Computer

ordinateur

ɔʁdinaˈtøʁ

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuʃi

Tea

té

te

Coffee

cafè

kaˈfɛ

Sugar

souke

suk

Orange

orandje

ɔʁɑ̃dʒ

At sign

arobasse

aʁɔˈbas

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Romance (Gallo-Romance, Oïl)

Meaning WalloonSenegalese FrenchIvorian FrenchHaitian FrenchFrenchAfrican FrenchLuxembourg French
Water aiwe /ˈajwə/ eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/
Fire feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/
Sun solea /sɔˈlja/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/
Moon lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/
Star stoele /stwɛl/ étoile /etwal/ étoile /etwal/ étoile /etwal/ étoile /etwal/ étoile /etwal/ étoile /etwal/
Night nut /nyt/ nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/
Rain plouve /pluːf/ pluie /plɥi/ pluie /plɥi/ pluie /plɥi/ pluie /plɥi/ pluie /plɥi/ pluie /plɥi/
Snow nîve /niːf/ neige /nɛʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/
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