[on] means "omrin no" (masculine name)
[fn] means "femrin no" (feminine name)
[ofn] is for "omrin et femrin no" (it can have both genders)
[v] is for verbs (viebes)
Family: famile [fn], parintêye [fn]
father: pa, popa [on]
mother: mame, man, moman [fn]
kid, child: efant [ofn]
girl: båshele; feye [fn]
boy: valet; fi [on]
grandfather: grand-pére [on]
grandmother: grand-mére [fn]
dad: pa
mum: man
brother: fré (frére) [on]
sister: soû(r) [fn]
cousin: cuzén, cousse [on] cuzene [fn]
aunt: matante
uncle: mononke
ancestors: tåyes [on], tayons [on], vîs parints [on]
mother-in-law: bele-mére
father-in-law: bea-pére
brother-in-law: sorodje, bea-fré
sister-in-law: bele-soû(r)
grand-children: pitits-efants [on]
household: mwinnaedje, manaedje [on]
godchild: fiyou [on], fiyoule [fn]
godfather/godmother: pårén [on], mårene [on] (traditionally the rôle of
godparents was done by grandparents, that lead to "pårén" and "mårene"
being used also to say grand-father and grand-mother)
youngest child: raculot [on], skirlou [on]
wedding: mariaedje [on]
wife: feume (NB: same word as "woman")
husband: ome (NB: same word as "man")
generation: djermêye [fn], coûsse [fn]
family affairs: afwaires [fn] di famile
to have modest origins / modest extraction: provni d' ene pôve culote ("to
come out from a poor trouser")
"like father liker child" (I can't seem to remember the exact expression in
English): efant d' tchet mougne voltî des soris ("a cat's child loves
to eat mice").
français English walon
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père father pa/popa/pére
mère mother man/mame/mére
enfant child efant
fils son valet; fi
fille daughter båshele; feye
cousin cousin c(o)uzén, c(o)uzene; cousse
filleul(e) godson, goddaughter fiyou, fiyoule
soeur sister soû(r)
frère brother fré/frére
tante aunt matante
oncle uncle mononke
neveu nephew neveu
niece niece neveuse
se marier to get married si maryî
épouser to marry maryî (Djan a maryî Mareye), spozer
mari husband ome
femme wife feume
parent parent parint
famille family famile
parentée relatives, parent parintêye
papa dad pa
maman mom man, mame
grand-parents grandparents grand-parints
grand-père grandfather grand-pére
grand-mère grandmother grand-mére
petit-fils grandson pitit-fi
petite-fille granddaughter pitite-feye
arrière-petits-enfants great-grandchildren årire pitits-efants
beaux-parents in-laws beas-parints, belès djins
beau-père father-in-law bea-pére
belle-fille daughter-in-law bele-feye
parents proches (close) relatives près-parints
au ne degré relatives of the nth degree al n-inme botnîre
âge age adje
mourir, décéder to die mori (dji mour, nos morans, dj' a mor(o)u)
décédé le 5/6 ou mort le... died on il a mor(o)u li 5 di djun...
naître to be born vini å monde, skepyî, nexhe
né le... born on... vin(o)u å monde li..., skepyî li..., nexhou li...
déménager to move baguer, dismwinnaedjî
habiter à to live in dimorer a, viker a