sursilvan
E566530
Sursilvan is a variety of the Romansh language spoken primarily in the Surselva region of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sursilvan | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romansh variety
ⓘ
language variety ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Puter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surmiran NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutsilvan NERFINISHED ⓘ Vallader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable minority variety ⓘ |
| glottocode | surs1247 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Lia Rumantscha (for Romansh as a whole) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutonym | sursilvan ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Cadi dialect
ⓘ
Gruob dialect ⓘ Lumnezia dialect ⓘ Sursassiala dialect ⓘ Tujetsch dialect ⓘ |
| hasLexicalFeature | vocabulary influenced by German and Italian ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryTraditionSince | at least the 16th century ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom |
French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | distinct verb conjugation patterns compared to other Romansh varieties ⓘ |
| hasOrthographicNorm | regional Sursilvan orthography distinct from Rumantsch Grischun ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | retention of certain Latin consonant clusters typical of Rhaeto-Romance ⓘ |
| isMutuallyIntelligibleWith | other Romansh varieties to a limited degree ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | none (covered under Romansh code roh) ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
five traditional Romansh regional varieties
ⓘ
the most widely spoken Romansh varieties ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
Rhaeto-Romance languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Romance languages ⓘ |
| minorityLanguageStatus | recognized regional variety within the Romansh language in Switzerland ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from ‘sur’ (above) and ‘Sil’ (river name), meaning ‘above the Rhine/forest’ in regional usage ⓘ |
| regionType | spoken mainly in the upper Rhine valley (Vorderrhein) region ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Surselva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Graubünden ⓘ eastern Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizationRelation | served as a basis for parts of the standardized Romansh Rumantsch Grischun ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Romansh language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SVO basic word order
ⓘ
gender system with masculine and feminine nouns ⓘ use of definite and indefinite articles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education in some schools in Surselva
ⓘ
local administration in parts of Surselva ⓘ local media and literature ⓘ |
| usedInReligion | local Catholic and Protestant church services in Surselva ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.