ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯟꯁ ꯂꯣꯟ

ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯟꯁ (/roʊˈmænʃ, roʊˈmɑːnʃ/; sometimes also spelled Romansch, ꯔꯨꯃꯥꯟꯇꯁ, or Romanche; Romansh: rumantsch, rumàntsch, romauntsch or romontsch) is a Romance language spoken predominantly in the southeastern Swiss canton of Grisons (Graubünden), where it has official status alongside German and Italian. It is used as the medium of instruction in schools in Romansh-speaking areas. Romansh has also been recognized as a national language of Switzerland since 1938, and as an official language in correspondence with Romansh-speaking citizens since 1996, along with German, French and Italian. It is sometimes grouped by linguists with Ladin and Friulian as a Rhaeto-Romance language, though this is disputed.

ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯟꯁ
rumantsch, rumàntsch, romauntsch, romontsch
From top left to bottom right: Sutsilvan inscription on a house in Andeer, Sursilvan house inscription in Sagogn, Rumantsch Grischun sign in the Swiss National Park, Vallader Sgraffito in Guarda.
ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯈꯣꯟꯊꯣꯛ	ꯇꯦꯝꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ:IPA-rm, ꯇꯦꯝꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ:IPA-rm, ꯇꯦꯝꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ:IPA-rm, ꯇꯦꯝꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ:IPA-rm, [rʊˈmœntʃ]
ꯃꯃꯥꯂꯣꯟ	Switzerland
ꯃꯐꯝ	Grisons (Graubünden)
ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯞ	Romansh
ꯃꯃꯥꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ	৬০,০০০ (regular speakers) (2000)
ꯂꯣꯟ ꯏꯃꯨꯡ	ꯏꯟꯗꯣ-ꯏꯌꯨꯔꯣꯄꯤꯌꯥꯟ Italic Romance Western Romance Gallo-Romance Rhaeto-Romance ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯟꯁ
ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯊꯣꯛꯂꯕ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ	Rumantsch Grischun Putèr Sutsilvan Surmiran Sursilvan Vallader
ꯂꯣꯟ ꯃꯆꯥ	Sursilvan Vallader Surmiran Putèr Sutsilvan Jauer Tuatschin
ꯏꯕꯗ ꯆꯪꯕ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ	ꯂꯦꯇꯤꯟ
Official status
ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯂꯣꯟ	Switzerland
Language codes
ꯑꯥꯏꯑꯦꯁꯑꯣ ꯶꯳꯹-꯱
ꯑꯥꯏꯑꯦꯁꯑꯣ ꯶꯳꯹-꯲
ꯑꯥꯏꯑꯦꯁꯑꯣ ꯶꯳꯹-꯳
ꯒ꯭ꯂꯣꯇꯣꯂꯣꯒ
ꯐꯥꯎꯅꯂꯣꯟ ꯃꯀꯣꯏ
ꯑꯥꯏ ꯏ ꯇꯤꯑꯦꯐ
The traditional Romansh-speaking parts of Switzerland (dark green)