ISO 639-3 · wlnwln
Indo-European family
Walloon
walon
Walloon is a language of the Oïl branch (Indo-European), spoken in Belgium, France and United States. Wikidata counts about 600,000 speakers (2007). Wikidata describes it as “Romance language indigenous to Belgium and France”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
wln- ISO 639-1
wa- Glottocode
wall1255- Family
- Indo-European
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Centre point
- 50.00, 5.00
- Wikipedia
- 103 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
1scripts
10levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Walloon · walon |
|---|---|
| Also called | Walloon language |
| All speakers | 600,000 (2007) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Indo-European to Walloon
The branches above Walloon, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Belgium
deuGermanIndo-European · 135 m1 · NationalnldDutchIndo-European · 23.1 m1 · NationallimLimburgishIndo-European · 1.6 m2 · ProvincialvlsWest FlemishIndo-European · 1.4 m6b · ThreatenedyidYiddishIndo-European · 1 mDefinitely endangeredltzLuxembourgishunclassified · 470,2004 · EducationalgsgGerman Sign LanguageunclassifiedodtOld DutchIndo-EuropeanvgtFlemish Sign Languageunclassified5 · DevelopingsfbFrench Belgian Sign Languageunclassified5 · Developing