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.

All labels observed (11)

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Romance language
language of Switzerland
minority language
ancestor Vulgar Latin
closelyRelatedTo Friulian language
linked to: Friulian

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 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 Engadin Romansh
linked to: Romansh language

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