Romansh language

E22461

Romansh is a minority Romance language spoken primarily in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, known for its several distinct regional varieties and official status alongside German, French, and Italian in Switzerland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romance language
language of Switzerland
minority language
ancestor Vulgar Latin
closelyRelatedTo Friulian
surface form: Friulian language

Ladin language
coOfficialWith French language at federal level in Switzerland
German language in Graubünden
Italian language in Graubünden
country Switzerland
developedFrom spoken Latin of the Roman Empire in the Alps
endangeredStatus vulnerable language
family Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages
hasAutonym romontsch
rumantsch
rumauntsch
rumàntsch
hasDialect Puter
Surmiran
Sursilvan
Sutsilvan
Vallader
hasFeature diglossia between local dialects and Rumantsch Grischun
several distinct regional varieties
hasMacrodialect Romansh language self-linksurface differs
surface form: Engadin Romansh

Romansh language self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rhine Romansh
hasRegulator Lia Rumantscha
hasStandardVariety Lia Rumantscha
surface form: Rumantsch Grischun
ISO639-1Code rm
ISO639-2Code roh
ISO639-3Code roh
languageFamilyBranch Western Romance
minorityStatus recognized minority language in Switzerland
officialStatus national language of Switzerland
official language of the canton of Graubünden
primaryRegion canton of Graubünden
protectedBy Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution

language laws of the canton of Graubünden
recognizedSince 1938 as a national language of Switzerland
1996 as an official language for communication with the federal authorities of Switzerland
spokenIn Alpine region
Engadine valley
Surselva region
subfamily Romance languages
subgroup Rhaeto-Romance languages
usedFor education in parts of Graubünden
local administration in Graubünden
regional media in Graubünden
usedIn Swiss federal documents on request
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Romance languages includeLanguage Romansh language
Swiss federal government officialLanguage Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Swiss Federal Assembly language Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Romansh language hasMacrodialect Romansh language self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Engadin Romansh
Romansh language hasMacrodialect Romansh language self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rhine Romansh
Ladin language closelyRelatedTo Romansh language
Council of States languageUsed Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
National Council language Romansh language
subject surface form: National Council (Switzerland)
this entity surface form: Romansh
.ch associatedLanguage Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Swiss Psalm hasOfficialVersionInLanguage Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Swiss Army primaryLanguageUse Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Cussegl federal officialLanguageName Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation language Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs language Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Sils Maria language Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Swiss Armed Forces languageUsed Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Vice President of the Swiss Confederation languageOfTitle Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland language Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Swiss Broadcasting Corporation officialLanguage Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Friulian closelyRelatedTo Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Bundesversammlung language Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
President of the Council of States languageOfOffice Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Assemblée fédérale languageUsed Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Puter partOf Romansh language
Puter subdivisionOf Romansh language
this entity surface form: Engadine Romansh
Puter isVarietyOf Romansh language
this entity surface form: Rumantsch Grischun (standard Romansh)
Engadine valley languageSpoken Romansh language
subject surface form: Engadine
this entity surface form: Romansh
Engadine valley hasOfficialLanguageInParts Romansh language
subject surface form: Engadine
this entity surface form: Romansh
Swiss Federal Roads Office languageOfWorkOrName Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Surmiran subdivisionOf Romansh language
Lia Rumantscha promotes Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh as a national language of Switzerland
Surselva region language Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Rhaeto-Romance languages hasPart Romansh language
Vallader subdivisionOf Romansh language
Vallader partOf Romansh language
this entity surface form: Engadine Romansh
Vallader isVarietyOf Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Sursilvan subdivisionOf Romansh language
Sutsilvan subclassOf Romansh language
Sutsilvan hasDialect Romansh language
this entity surface form: Domleschg dialect
Sutsilvan shiftedTo Romansh language
this entity surface form: Standard Romansh (Rumantsch Grischun)
Swiss Civil Code language Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Swiss cantons haveOfficialLanguages Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Conseil national languageUsed Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Cussegl naziunal hasNameInLanguage Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Swiss National Day hasLanguage Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Swiss Post language Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation) officialLanguage Romansh language
subject surface form: Confoederatio Helvetica
this entity surface form: Romansh
TF officialLanguages Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
Italo-Western Romance languages includesLanguage Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh
cantonalPoliceForces languageOfOperation Romansh language
this entity surface form: Romansh (in relevant regions)