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.
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| Romansh |
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 Sursilvan house inscription in Trun |
| Pronunciation | [rʊˈmantʃ], [ʁoˈmɔntʃ], [rʊˈmɛntʃ], [rʊˈmaʊ̯ntʃ], [rʊˈmœntʃ] |
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| Native to | Switzerland |
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| Region | Grisons (Graubünden) |
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| Ethnicity | Romansh Swiss |
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Native speakers | (35,000 (language of best command) cited 2000)[1]
60,000 (regular speakers) |
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Standard forms | Rumantsch Grischun
Putèr
Sutsilvan
Surmiran
Sursilvan
Vallader |
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| Dialects |
- Sursilvan
- Vallader
- Surmiran
- Putèr
- Sutsilvan
- Jauer
- Tuatschin
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Official language in | Switzerland |
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| ISO 639-1 | rm |
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| ISO 639-2 | roh |
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| ISO 639-3 | roh |
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| ELP | Romansch |
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| Linguasphere | 51-AAA-k |
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 The traditional Romansh-speaking parts of Switzerland (dark green) |
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