how to pronounce wallon

/wa.lɔ̃/

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wallon is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔ̃

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An example use of wallon in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… le premier ministre wallon avait dit la …”

meanings of wallon

noun:

Walloon language.
Person from or living in Wallonia, Belgium.

adjective:

Walloon.

wallon frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word wallon occurs in french on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.