Rhaeto-romance (Noun)
Meaning
Romance dialects spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland and northern Italy and the Tyrol.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Rhaeto-Romance dialects have been recognized as an official language in the Swiss canton of Grisons since 1938.
- Ladin is a Rhaeto-Romance language spoken in the Dolomite mountains of northern Italy.
- In some regions of Switzerland, Rhaeto-Romance languages such as Sursilvan and Puter are used in schools and media.
- The Rhaeto-Romance language of Romansh has a grammatical structure distinct from other Romance languages.
- Rhaeto-Romance languages, including Friulan and Ladin, are protected by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.