Romansh (an aa spelled Romansch, Rumantsch, or Romanche; Romansh: rumantsch (help·info), rumàntsch, romauntsch (help·info) or romontsch (help·info)) is a Romance leid spoken predominantly in the sootheastren Swiss canton o Grisons (Graubünden), whaur it haes offeecial status alangside German an Italian an is uised as the medium o instruction in schuils in Romansh-speakin auries.
Romansh | |
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Rumantsch, Rumàntsch, Romauntsch, Romontsch | |
Frae tap left tae bottom richt: Sutsilvan inscription on a hoose in Andeer, Sursilvan hoose inscription in Trun, Rumantsch Grischun sign in the Swiss Naitional Pairk, Vallader Sgraffito in Guarda. | |
Pronunciation | [rʊˈmantʃ], [ʁoˈmɔntʃ], [rʊˈmɛntʃ], [rʊˈmaʊ̯ntʃ], [rʊˈmœntʃ] |
Native tae | Swisserland |
Region | Grisons (Graubünden) |
Ethnicity | Romansh Swiss |
Native speakers | 36,600 (main leid) (2012) 60,000 (regular speakers) (2000) |
Staundart forms | Rumantsch Grischun Putèr Sutsilvan Surmiran Sursilvan Vallader |
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Laitin | |
Offeecial status | |
Offeecial leid in | Swisserland |
Leid codes | |
ISO 639-1 | rm |
ISO 639-2 | roh |
ISO 639-3 | roh |
Glottolog | roma1326 |
Linguasphere | 51-AAA-k |
The tradeetional Romansh-speakin pairts o Swisserland (dark green) | |
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