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Switzerland

Languages

Description[edit | edit source]

Switzerland has four official languages: (Many Swiss speak more than one language)

German - 65% of the population (spoken in fifteen cantons)
French - 18% (spoken officially in six cantons: Fribourg, Vaud, Jura, Valais, Neuchâtel, and Geneva)
Italian - 10% (spoken in Ticino and parts of Graubünden)
Romansh - 1% (an old Latin dialect spoken mainly in the mountains of Graubünden)
Others - 6%

Records are written in the major languages and Latin which was used extensively in early records.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Switzerland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1984-1998.
↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Switzerland," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland#Languages, accessed 8 Apr 2021.
↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Switzerland," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Switzerland, accessed 8 Apr 2021.

[profile-1] The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Switzerland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1984-1998.

[2] Wikipedia contributors, "Switzerland," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland#Languages, accessed 8 Apr 2021.

[3] Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Switzerland," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Switzerland, accessed 8 Apr 2021.

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 ==Description==
 Switzerland has four official languages: ''(Many Swiss speak more than one language)''
-* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Switzerland#German German]''' - 65% of the population  ''(spoken in fifteen cantons)''
+* '''German''' - 65% of the population  ''(spoken in fifteen cantons)''
-* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Switzerland#French French]''' - 18%  ''(spoken officially in six cantons:  Fribourg, Vaud, Jura, Valais, Neuchâtel, and Geneva)''
+* '''French''' - 18%  ''(spoken officially in six cantons:  Fribourg, Vaud, Jura, Valais, Neuchâtel, and Geneva)''
-* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Switzerland#Italian Italian]''' - 10%  ''(spoken in Ticino and parts of Graubünden)''
+* '''Italian''' - 10%  ''(spoken in Ticino and parts of Graubünden)''
-* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Switzerland#Romansh Romansh]''' - 1%  ''(an old Latin dialect spoken mainly in the mountains of Graubünden)''
+* '''Romansh''' - 1%  ''(an old Latin dialect spoken mainly in the mountains of Graubünden)''
 * Others - 6%
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 *[[Italian Genealogical Word List]]
 *[[Swiss-German Genealogical Word List]]
-*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/german.php Useful Phrases in German] - Omniglot]
-*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/french.php Useful Phrases in French] - Omniglot]
-*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/italian.php Useful Phrases in Italian] - Omniglot]
-*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/romansh.php Useful Phrases in Romansh] - Omniglot]
 ==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
-* [https://omniglot.com/writing/german.htm German Language Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot]
-* [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/french.htm French Language Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot]
-* [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/italian.htm Italian Language Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot]
-* [https://omniglot.com/writing/romansh.htm Romansh Language Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot]
 ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
-'''Language Aids'''
+==Additional Resources==
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_grammar German Grammar - Wikipedia]
+== References  ==
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_grammar French Grammar - Wikipedia]
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_grammar Italian Grammar - Wikipedia]
-'''Dictionaries'''
-* Beattie, Susie. ''Collins German dictionary.'' Glasgow: HarperCollins Publisher, 2019. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1063656719 WorldCat].
-* Girard, Denis. ''Cassell's French-English, English-French dictionary.'' Wiley, New York: Macmillan, 2002. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/798320280 WorldCat].
-* Rèbora, Piero, Francis M Guercio, and Arthur Lawrence Hayward. ''Cassell's Italian dictionary : Italian-English, English-Italian.'' New York: Wiley, 2002. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/50340082 WorldCat].
-* Gross, Manfred and Daniel Telli. ''Romansh-English, English-Romansh : dictionary and phrasebook.'' New York: Hippocrene Books, 2007. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1134661872 WorldCat].
-'''Online Dictionaries'''
-* [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-german English-German Dictionary - Collins]
-* [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-french English-French Dictionary - Collins]
-* [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-italian English-Italian Dictionary - Collins]
-* [https://en.glosbe.com/en/rm English-Romansh Dictionary - Glosbe]
-==Additional Resources==
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Switzerland Languages of Switzerland - Wikipedia]
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language German language - Wikipedia]
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language French language - Wikipedia]
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language Italian language - Wikipedia]
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romansh_language Romansh language - Wikipedia]
-* [https://www.thelocal.ch/20170302/18-interesting-facts-about-switzerlands-fourth-language-romansh/ 18 interesting facts about Switzerland’s fourth language: Romansh]
-* [https://theculturetrip.com/europe/switzerland/articles/why-are-there-four-languages-spoken-in-switzerland/ Why Are There Four Languages Spoken in Switzerland?]
 == References ==