Romansh language

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/romansh-language

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1. What is the linguistic classification?Romance language, often grouped under Rhaeto-Romance (though debated)
2. What is the geographic concentration?Canton of the Grisons, Switzerland
3. What is Romansh and where is it spoken?Romansh is a language spoken in the mountains of Switzerland, especially in the Grisons canton. It comes from Latin and has many old words from ancient Celtic and Raetic languages.
4. How many different dialects of Romansh are there?There are five main dialect groups: Sursilvan, Vallader, Putèr, Surmiran, and Sutsilvan. Each one has its own spelling style and stories.

Rhaeto-Romance Languages: A proposed group of Romance languages spoken in parts of Switzerland and Italy, including Romansh, Ladin, and Friulian.
Morphosyntax: The study of how words are formed (morphology) and how they are arranged in sentences (syntax).
Linguistic Substratum: The influence of a language that was spoken in a region before another language became dominant.
Supra-regional Standard: A standardized form of a language intended for use across multiple regions or dialects.