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Rhaeto-Romanic

Rhaeto-Romanic

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Languages like Italian that people speak in southeastern Switzerland, northern Italy, and the Tyrol region
  • noun
translation icon : raeto-románico
  • The Swiss canton of Grisons is known for its use of Rhaeto-Romanic in official documents.

Examples

  • Some schools in northern Italy offer classes in Rhaeto-Romanic to preserve the local heritage.

  • She studied the grammatical structure of Rhaeto-Romanic for her thesis on minority languages.

  • The Rhaeto-Romanic languages are fascinating.

  • Have you studied Rhaeto-Romanic dialects?

  • In her research, she focused on the unique features of Rhaeto-Romanic dialects spoken in the Alps.

  • Many people in the Tyrol region still speak Rhaeto-Romanic as part of their cultural identity.

  • Tourists visiting southeastern Switzerland can hear Rhaeto-Romanic being spoken in local villages.

Synonyms

Rhaeto-Romance
vsRhaeto-Romanic
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A group of languages from Latin spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland, northern Italy and the Tyrol

is the alternate spelling or form of that name

Surface Forms

Rhaeto-Romanic singular
Rhaeto-Romanics plural

Etymology

Rhaeto-Romanic combines Rhaeto-, from Rhaetia, the old name for part of the Alps, and Romanic, from 'Roman' meaning 'from Rome'. So it names the Romance dialects of the Rhaetian Alps, the local forms of language that come from 'Latin' and are spoken in parts of Switzerland, northern Italy and the Tyrol.