Walloon

Romance language indigenous to Belgium and France
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Walloon

Summary

Walloon is a language[1]. Walloon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Walloon is in the country of Belgium[3].
  • Walloon is in the country of France[4].
  • Walloon is in the country of United States[5].
  • Walloon's instance of is recorded as language[6].
  • Walloon's instance of is recorded as modern language[7].
  • Walloon is a type of Oïl[8].
  • Walloon's writing system is recorded as Latin script[9].
  • Walloon is part of regional languages of France[10].
  • Walloon is part of languages of Belgium[11].
  • Walloon's Commons category is recorded as Walloon language[12].
  • Walloon's Wikimedia language code is recorded as wa[13].
  • Walloon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50, 'lon': 5}[14].
  • Walloon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Walloon language[15].
  • Walloon's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+600000'}[16].
  • Walloon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Walloon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • Walloon's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'wa', 'text': 'walon'}[19].
  • Walloon's different from is recorded as Picard[20].
  • Walloon's UNESCO language status is recorded as 3 definitely endangered[21].
  • Walloon's indigenous to is recorded as Walloon Brabant[22].
  • Walloon's indigenous to is recorded as Hainaut[23].
  • Walloon's indigenous to is recorded as Province of Liege[24].
  • Walloon's indigenous to is recorded as Province of Namur[25].
  • Walloon's indigenous to is recorded as Luxembourg[26].
  • Walloon's indigenous to is recorded as Pointe de Givet[27].

Why It Matters

Walloon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Walloon is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Walloon has been cited as an influence by Belgian French[29], a dialect[30], in Belgium[31].

FAQs

Who did Walloon influence?

Walloon has been cited as an influence by Belgian French[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved . culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Red Book of Endangered Languages. Retrieved . unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · JhowieNitnek · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of language, modern language
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q34770]]"
  2. 17d ago · JhowieNitnek · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap key name:wa
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13786]]: name:wa"
  3. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of regional languages of France, languages of Belgium
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007548859505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
  4. 9w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Walloon language
    Country Belgium, France, United States
    Coordinate location {'lat': 50, 'lon': 5}
    Unesco language status 3 definitely endangered
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ar, gsw, af, ast, fa, hak, lij */ #pwb Copy label"
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