Well, the Celtic and Romance languages are both part of the IE language family, but Walloon is part of the langue d'oïl branch of the Romance languages, like French and, idk, Picard. (Because the people back in the day said yes with the word "oil", rather than "oc" or "sic".)
My great grandmother spoke French as her first language. Or so I'm told, I'm wondering if she also spoke Walloon.
She probably did. Most Walloons did until midway through the 20th century when it became obvious that French was the way to get ahead. My grandmother (born 1923) was encouraged never to speak Walloon and so she only obtained a passive fluency, but her nieces and nephews spoke a little more than she did. (She was supposed to go to university and all, but with the war that never happened.)
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Date: 2019-03-28 03:13 am (UTC)My great grandmother spoke French as her first language. Or so I'm told, I'm wondering if she also spoke Walloon.
She probably did. Most Walloons did until midway through the 20th century when it became obvious that French was the way to get ahead. My grandmother (born 1923) was encouraged never to speak Walloon and so she only obtained a passive fluency, but her nieces and nephews spoke a little more than she did. (She was supposed to go to university and all, but with the war that never happened.)