LL-L "Language varieties" 2003.08.05 (05) [E]

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From: Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc. <roger.thijs at euro-support.be>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2003.08.05 (02) [E]

> From: Ben J. Bloomgren <godsquad at cox.net>
> Subject: LL-L "Language policies" 2003.08.04 (03) [E]
> How does Walloon sound? From what family does it come?
> Ben

Walloon is a Romance language, of the "oïl " group (Northern France &
Southern Belgium).

For some introductory material cf. web pages:
http://aberteke.walon.org/index-engl.html#general
http://www.wallonie.com/wallang/

Regards,
Roger

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From: Justin Renquist <justinrenquist at hotmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2003.08.05 (02) [E]

Walloon is a romance language that developed from Latin alongside French,
with influences from French.
I don't speak it fluently by any means (mostly only older people do, other
than set phrases/words)...but here are some words/phrases to give you an
idea:

For example, in the Namur region, to say "I don't know" (standard French =
je ne sais pas) in Walloon is "dji n'sé nin" in other regions I have heard
"dji n'sé né" - varies considerably from region to region (Charleroi, Namur,
Liège main regions). More or different nasals than standard French - for
example to say "même" ("same" in English) you would hear "minme" ini
Walloon. "bête" in French ("stupid" in English) = "bièsse" in Walloon.
(Namur)
In Walloon, adjectives tend to come before the nouns whereas in French they
typically follow the nouns.
Personally I love the sound of Walloon and wish I could speak it better!

While some might state that Wallon is simply a Belgian dialect of French, I
agree with experts that it is a separate language of its own, with
influences and borrowings from French, with some similarities due to latin
roots.

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