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Romansh (/ r oʊ ˈ m æ n ʃ, r oʊ ˈ m ɑː n ʃ / roh-MA(H)NSH; sometimes also spelled Romansch and Rumantsch) [note 1] is a Gallo-Romance and/or Rhaeto-Romance language spoken predominantly in the Swiss canton of the Grisons (Graubünden).
The Romansh people (also spelled Romansch, Rumantsch, or Romanche; Romansh: rumantschs, rumàntschs, romauntschs or romontschs) are a Romance [2] [3] ethnic group, the speakers of the Romansh language, native to the Swiss canton of Grisons (Graubünden).
Romansh is an official language in the trilingual Canton of Grisons, where the municipalities in turn are free to specify their own official languages. Romansh has been recognized as one of four "national languages" by the Swiss Federal Constitution since 1938. It was also declared an "official language" of the Confederation in 1996, meaning ...
Romansh (also spelled Romansch, Rumansch and Rumantsch) may refer to: Romansh language , a Romance language of the Rhaeto-Romance group, spoken in southeastern Switzerland Romansh people , people who speak this language
In all of these, except for Flims, however, a majority of people reported using Romansh daily in the 2000 Swiss census, even if only a minority named it as their language of best command. In about half of the Sursilvan villages, Romansh is the language of best command of over 70% or 80%. The highest percentage is found in Vrin with over 95%. As ...
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]
The Dicziunari Rumantsch Grischun (abbreviation DRG) is the biggest dictionary of the Romansh language. Founded in 1904 by the Indo-Europeanist Robert von Planta and the Societad Retorumantscha, which still bears the responsibility for editing it. It comprises the Romansh dialects and idioms spoken in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Pages in category "Languages of Switzerland" ... Old Gallo-Romance language; R. Romansh language; Rotwelsch; S. Southern Bavarian; Standard German; Swiss French ...