Romansch

British  

/ rəʊˈmænʃ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Romansch

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

Example Sentences

My Italian was worse than poor, and I was not tempted to learn Romansch, Switzerland’s fourth official language.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2015

In another part of Switzerland, the Swiss peoples speak French; in another part German; and yet another tiny part Romansch.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech

‘He seems to be of the Romansch districts,’ Logan said; ‘his accent is almost German.’

From The Disentanglers by Lang, Andrew

Ethnic groups: German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%

From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

There are irresistible forces making for uniformity—forces which are crushing out Platt-Deutsch in Germany, Proven�al in France, Romansch in Switzerland.

From Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms by Matthews, Brander