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Walloon was the predominant language of the Walloon people until the beginning of the 20th century, although they had a passing knowledge of French. Since that time, the use of French has spread to the extent that now only 15% of the Walloon population speak their ancestral language.
Walloons (/ wɒˈluːnz /; French: Wallons [walɔ̃] ⓘ; Walloon: Walons) are a Gallo-Romance [6][7] ethnic group native to Wallonia and the immediate adjacent regions of Flanders, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Walloons primarily speak langues d'oïl such as Belgian French, Picard and Walloon.
Wallonia (/ wɒˈloʊniə / wol-OH-nee-ə; French: Wallonie [walɔni]; Walloon: Waloneye or Walonreye), [ a ] officially the Walloon Region (French: Région wallonne; Walloon: Redjon walone), [ b ] is one of the three regions of Belgium —along with Flanders and Brussels. [ 5 ] Covering the southern portion of the country, Wallonia is ...
Hypothetical partition of Belgium. The partition of Belgium is a hypothetical situation, which has been discussed by both Belgian and international media, envisioning a split of Belgium along linguistic divisions, with the Flemish Community (Flanders) and the French-speaking Community (Wallonia) becoming independent states.
The Walloon Movement traces its ancestry to 1856 when literary and folkloric movements based around the Society of Walloon language and literature [] began forming. Despite the formation of the Society of Walloon Literature, it was not until around 1880 that a "Walloon and French-speaking defense movement" appeared, following the linguistic laws of the 1870s.
Walloon is the historical language of southern Belgium, and most of the areas where French is now spoken were Walloon-speaking. It is also the traditional national language of the Walloons . Though it has been recognized since 1990, like other vernaculars in Belgium, it is spoken mainly by older people.
Walloon Movement. The Walloon Movement (French: Mouvement wallon) is an umbrella term for all Belgium political movements that either assert the existence of a Walloon identity and of Wallonia and/or defend French culture and language within Belgium, either within the framework of the 1830 Deal or either defending the linguistic rights of ...
The Walloon Region or Wallonia (French: Région Wallonne or Wallonie) occupies the southern part of Belgium. It has a surface area of 16,901 km 2 (6,526 sq mi), or 55.1% of Belgium, and is also divided into 5 provinces which contain a total of 262 municipalities.