Also Known As:
Walon, Wallon
Dialects & Varieties
- Western Walloon
- Eastern Walloon
- Southern Walloon
- Central Walloon
Recent Resources
Série de cinq articles parus dans la revue "4millions7" de la Ligue Wallonne de Bruxelles, résumant
Poème (rondeau) de Lucien Mahin qui s'en prend amèrement à ceux (taités de "harlakes" et de "pele-xh
Série de cinq articles parus dans la revue "4millions7" de la Ligue Wallonne de Bruxelles, résumant
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~600,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
3
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.