Boojoo!: An Introduction to Wisconsin Walloon

Walloon, a language from and still spoken by a minority population in its home country of Belgium, can also still be found among a few sparse communities in northeastern Wisconsin. Although spoken by a small number of people, the language plays a vital role in Belgian heritage in the state and is visible, and edible, in local delicacies like booyah and trippe.

This book is the first to introduce the language without recourse to French, of which Walloon is sometimes mistakenly described as a ...