Walloon language
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Walloon (Template:Lang) is a Romance language that is spoken in much of Wallonia in Belgium, in some villages of Northern France (near Givet) and in the northeast part of Wisconsin until the mid 20th century and in some parts of Canada.Template:Citation needed It belongs to the langue d'oïl language family, whose most prominent member is the French language. The historical background of its formation was the territorial extension since 980 of the Principality of Liège to the south and west.
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See also
- Languages of Belgium
- Walloons – the people
- Wallonia – the region
- Belgian French – French as spoken in Belgium
- Doncols & Sonlez: formerly Walloon-speaking villages in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
- Manifesto for Walloon culture
- Flemish
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