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
Série de cinq articles parus dans la revue "4millions7" de la Ligue Wallonne de Bruxelles, résumant
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.
1
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.