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

In an ancient Romansch ballad the story is simply an episode of peasant life.

From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

Ostrogoths founded homes in the southern parts, and descendants of theirs still remain there, speaking Italian, or a sort of surviving Latin called Romansch.

From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland, Part 1 by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)

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