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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 (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
However, with the migration of many elite German land owners, Romansh dissipated across Northern Italy. The oldest literary text in the Romansh language is the Chianzun dalla guerra dagl Chiaste da Müs, which details the Musso War. By 1803, the state of Grisons, which was 50% Romansh and 50% German-speaking, became a part of Switzerland. The ...
The following is a list of Romansh exonyms, that is to say Romansh-language names for towns and cities that do not speak Romansh. Australia ...
Pages in category "Romansh language" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Romansh people of Switzerland are descended from these populations, [11] [161] which in turn were descended from Romanised Rhaetians. [161] Though most of the Romans of the region were assimilated by the Germanic tribes that settled there during the 5th and 6th centuries, the people who resisted assimilation became the Romansh people.
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