Romansch

Romansh

/ (rəʊˈmænʃ) /

noun

a group of Rhaetian dialects spoken in the Swiss canton of Graubünden; an official language of Switzerland since 1938See also Friulian, Ladin

Word Origin for Romansch

C17: from Romansch, literally: Romance language, from Latin Rōmānicus Romanic

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Examples from the Web for romansch

He bewailed his misfortune in free and fluent Italian of the Romansch order.
The Silent Barrier|Louis Tracy