Romansh language
Romansh (also spelled Rumantsch, Romansch or Romanche) is one of Switzerland's four national languages. (The other three are French, German and Italian.) 50,000 people in the canton of Graubünden use it as their native language.
Romansh | ||||
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Rumantsch, Romontsch, Rumauntsch, Rumàntsch | ||||
Pronunciation | [rʊˈmantʃ], [ʁoˈmɔntʃ], [rʊˈmɛntʃ], [rʊˈmaʊ̯ntʃ], [rʊˈmœntʃ] | |||
Native to | Switzerland | |||
Region | Grisons (Graubünden) | |||
Ethnicity | Romansh Swiss | |||
Native speakers | 35,000 (language of best command) (2000)[1] 60,000 (regular speakers) | |||
Language family | ||||
Standard forms |
Putèr
Sutsilvan
Surmiran
Sursilvan
Vallader | |||
Dialects | ||||
Writing system | Latin | |||
Official status | ||||
Official language in | Switzerland | |||
Language codes | ||||
ISO 639-1 | rm | |||
ISO 639-2 | roh | |||
ISO 639-3 | roh | |||
Linguasphere | 51-AAA-k | |||
The traditional Romansh-speaking parts of Switzerland (dark green) | ||||
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Romansh Language Media
Historical distribution of the dialects of Romansh, German, and Italian in the Grisons. So-called "Italian dialects" are in fact dialects of Lombard, and more similar to Romansh than to Italian:* Sursilvan* Tuatschin* Sutsilvan* Surmiran* Putèr* Vallader* Jauer
Map of the situation in September 2013* Municipalities that had introduced Rumantsch Grischun as the language of instruction* Municipalities that used a regional variety as the language of instruction* Municipalities that had introduced Rumantsch Grischun but since decided to revert to a regional variety
A Romansh-language road sign in Waltensburg/Vuorz
References
- ↑ Die aktuelle Lage des Romanischen, Kommentar zu den Volkszählungsresultaten. (PDF) . Retrieved on 2012-02-28.
This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Romansh language edition. |