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Geographical distribution of languages in the Grisons as of 2000 Original areas where was spoken the Romansh language since the Middle Ages. The Grisons is the only canton of Switzerland with three official languages: German (74.7%), Romansh (13.9%), and Italian (13.9%) with the remaining 13% speaking another language natively. [39] [40]
Map of Switzerland showing in blue color the Italian-speaking areas (Ticino and Italian Grisons), where Italian irredentism was strongest.Italian irredentism in Switzerland was a political movement that promoted the unification to Italy of the Italian-speaking areas of Switzerland during the Risorgimento.
Ticino (/ t ɪ ˈ tʃ iː n oʊ / tih-CHEE-noh), sometimes Tessin (/ t ɛ ˈ s iː n, t ɛ ˈ s æ̃ /), officially [5] the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino, [a] is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eight districts and its capital city is Bellinzona.
The dominance of the Italian language in the canton has diminished in recent years, especially to the east in the two regions furthest from Ticino.This is believed to result from migration of German speakers into traditionally Italian-speaking areas, the spread of German language mass media and the absence of secondary schools teaching in Italian in Grisons. [2]
The status of Switzerland as a federation of states was restored, at the time including 19 cantons (the six accessions to the early modern Thirteen Cantons being composed of former associates and subject territories: St. Gallen, Grisons, Aargau, Thurgau, Ticino, Vaud).
Italian, as the third Swiss national language, is spoken in Italian-speaking Switzerland (Ticino and the southern part of Grisons).It is an official language both at the federal level and in the two cantons mentioned.
Italian is spoken as an indigenous language in the Italian-speaking population in Ticino and in the southern part of Grisons. Although Italian is an integral part of the Swiss cultural and linguistic fabric, outside Italian-speaking Switzerland its importance and use in the community is decreasing. [22] Ernesto Bertarelli
Italian Switzerland (Italian: Svizzera italiana, Romansh: Svizra taliana, French: Suisse italienne, German: italienische Schweiz) is the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, which includes the canton of Ticino and the southern part of Grisons.