Central Walloon

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Central Walloon is a major regional variety of the Walloon language spoken in central parts of Wallonia, often considered a reference dialect within the Walloon linguistic continuum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
regional variety of the Walloon language
belongsTo Walloon dialect group NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo French NERFINISHED
Lorrain NERFINISHED
Picard NERFINISHED
country Belgium
hasAlternativeName central Walloon dialect
central variety of Walloon
hasDialectalStatus central dialect of Walloon
hasISO639_3Code wln
hasMorphologicalFeature use of clitic subject pronouns
hasPhonologicalFeature distinctive Walloon vowel system
hasRole major regional variety of Walloon
reference dialect of Walloon
hasSociolinguisticStatus minority language variety
regional language variety
hasSpeakersIn Province of Liège NERFINISHED
Province of Namur NERFINISHED
Province of Walloon Brabant NERFINISHED
central parts of Hainaut
influencedBy Standard French NERFINISHED
isPartOfLinguisticContinuum Walloon linguistic continuum NERFINISHED
isVarietyOfLanguageWithISO639_3Code wln
languageBranch Oïl languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Gallo-Romance languages NERFINISHED
Romance languages
linguisticTypology subject–verb–object language
partOf Walloon language NERFINISHED
region Wallonia NERFINISHED
sharesFeaturesWith Eastern Walloon
Southern Walloon NERFINISHED
Western Walloon NERFINISHED
spokenIn Belgium NERFINISHED
central Wallonia
standardizationStatus partially standardized through orthographic conventions for Walloon
subdivisionOf Walloon language NERFINISHED
usedAs normative reference for some Walloon descriptions
usedIn folk songs
local theatre
oral communication
regional literature
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Eastern Walloon closelyRelatedTo Central Walloon
Southern Walloon closelyRelatedTo Central Walloon