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Language code: wln

Technical information about ISO 639 language code wln

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The table below provides technical details for the Walloon language, designated by the wln code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

wln

Name

Official

Walloon

Native

Walon

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Central WalloonEastern WalloonWestern WalloonSouthern Walloon (Gaumais)
Related languages
FrenchPicardNormanChampenoisGallo
Key facts
Part of the langues d’oïl branch of RomanceUNESCO classifies it as a definitely endangered languageUses distinctive nasal vowels and a pitch accent uncommon in most other Romance tonguesStandardized orthography was fixed relatively recently through the Feller systemRich tradition of folk puppet theatre and comic poetry dating back to the 17th century
Sample phrase

Bondjoû, cômint qu' ça va ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Walloon language, identified by the code wln, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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