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Romansh People
The Romansh people (also spelled Romansch, Rumantsch, or Romanche; rm, links=no, rumantschs, ''rumàntschs'', ''romauntschs'' or ''romontschs'') are a Romance ethnic group, the speakers of the Romansh language, native to the Swiss canton of Grisons (Graubünden). The Romansh speaking population is collectively known as Rumantschia in Romansh (alternatively ''rumantschadad'', Vallader: ''rumantschità'', Sursilvan: ''romontschadad''). This term has come to replace the German official legal term of "Gemeinschaft der Bündner Romanen" introduced in 1982.Lexicon istoric retic s.v. Rumantschia , they make up close to 45,000 inhabitants of Switzerland, or 0.85% of its population, and close to 30,000 inhabitants of the canton of Grisons (or 14.7% of Grisons' population). cited as 44,354 ± 4.0%. This amounts to a confidence inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanisch Als Bestbeherschte Sprache 2000
Romansh (; sometimes also spelled Romansch and Rumantsch; Sursilvan: ; Vallader dialect, Vallader, Surmiran dialect, Surmiran, and #Rumantsch Grischun, Rumantsch Grischun: ; Putèr: ; #Dialects, Sutsilvan: , , ; Jauer dialect (Romansh), Jauer: ) is a Gallo-Romance languages, Gallo-Romance language spoken predominantly in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of the Grisons (Graubünden). Romansh has been recognized as a national Languages of Switzerland, language of Switzerland since 1938, and as an official language in correspondence with Romansh-speaking citizens since 1996, along with Swiss Standard German, German, Swiss French, French, and Swiss Italian, Italian. It also has Official language, official status in the canton of the Grisons alongside German and Italian and is used as the medium of instruction in schools in Romansh-speaking areas. It is sometimes grouped by linguists with Ladin language, Ladin and Friulian language, Friulian as the Rhaeto-Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
