Walloon-speaking.

Walloons in the Renaissance

In 1572 Jean Bodin made a funny play on words which has been well known in Wallonia to the present:

Translation: "We are called Walloons by the Belgians because when the ancient people of Gallia were travelling the length and breadth of the earth, it happened that they asked each other: 'Où allons-nous?' [Where are we going? : the pronunciation of these French words is the same as the French word Wallons (plus

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