Western Walloon
E539689
Western Walloon is a major regional variety of the Walloon language spoken primarily in western parts of Wallonia in Belgium, distinguished by its own phonological and lexical features.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romance lect
ⓘ
regional variety of the Walloon language ⓘ |
| belongsToDialectGroup | western group of Walloon dialects ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
own lexical features
ⓘ
own phonological features ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Central Walloon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Walloon NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Walloon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | declining intergenerational transmission ⓘ |
| glottologClassification | wall1258 (Walloon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Wallon d’ouest (French designation)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Walloon dialects ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
local oral traditions in western Wallonia
ⓘ
regional identity in western Wallonia ⓘ |
| hasDialectContinuumRelation |
contact with French
ⓘ
transitional features toward Picard ⓘ |
| hasLexicalFeature |
lexicon distinct from Central Walloon
ⓘ
lexicon distinct from Eastern Walloon ⓘ regional vocabulary specific to western Wallonia ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearchOn |
lexicon
ⓘ
morphosyntax ⓘ phonology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
consonant realizations distinct from other Walloon varieties
ⓘ
distinct phonology compared to Central Walloon ⓘ specific vowel system differing from Eastern Walloon ⓘ |
| hasVarietyWithin |
local subdialects around Charleroi (western area)
ⓘ
local subdialects around Mons ⓘ local subdialects around Tournai ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Standard French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | local French regionalisms in western Wallonia ⓘ |
| isMajorVarietyOf | Walloon language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639_3Code | wln (shared with Walloon as a whole) ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
Romance languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Oïl language continuum ⓘ |
| sociolinguisticStatus | regional minority variety in Belgium ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInCountrySubdivision |
Hainaut Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Namur Province (western part) NERFINISHED ⓘ Walloon Brabant (western part) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion |
Wallonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Wallonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Walloon language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | regional spoken language ⓘ |
| usedWithOrthography |
Feller system (adapted)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rifondou walon (adapted) ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.