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  • En wallon, on appelle "ça" un grign 'din. prononcer le "din" comme "daim" ... une lointaine tradition de chez nous exportée + tard aux States et qui par la bande, nous revient.

    potiron - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • Le nom wallon et le conte forézien nous montrent en France (ainsi que le _titre_ du conte de Perrault) la légende de Poucet: mais elle a pu fort bien, comme tant d'autres récits semblables, y être apportée par les Germains.

    Italian Popular Tales Thomas Frederick Crane

  • It may have come from the Gaulish vella gave the Cymric wallon as in the famous hero's name which referred to a speaker of Celtic or Latin.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

  • I thought that Giles’ hit to that wallon Fri night shoulda been a dinger.

    IGD: Padres @ Giants (1 Jun 08) 2008

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