Romansh
/rə(ʊ)ˈmanʃ
/ /rə(ʊ)ˈmɑːnʃ/(also Rumansh)
noun [mass noun]
The Rhaeto-Romance language spoken in the Swiss canton of Grisons by fewer than 30,000 people. It has several dialects, and is an official language of Switzerland.Most of the inhabitants speak a German dialect, but French and Italian are also recognized as official languages, and Romansh, spoken by a tiny minority, is a fourth national tongue....
- Another 18 percent speak French, about 10 percent - mostly in the Ticino region - speak Italian, and roughly 1 percent speak Romansh, a dialect spoken mostly in the Grison region.
- The language is, in fact, a mix of several, though it sounds a bit like the Swiss dialect Rumantsch.
adjective
Relating to the Romansh language.The children of the Romansh region learn German or French.
Origin
From Romansh Roman(t)sch, from medieval Latin romanice 'in the Romanic manner'.