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* [https://omniglot.com/writing/german.htm German Language Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot] | * [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/french.htm French Language Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot] | ||
* [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/italian.htm | * [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] | * [https://omniglot.com/writing/romansh.htm Romansh Language Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot] | ||
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'''Dictionaries''' | '''Dictionaries''' | ||
* Beattie, | * Susie Beattie & Joyce Littlejohn, '''''Collins German dictionary''''', Glasgow : HarperCollins Publisher, 2019 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/collins-german-dictionary/oclc/1063656719&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
* Girard, | * Denis Girard, '''''Cassell's French-English, English-French dictionary''''', New York : Macmillan : Wiley, 2002 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/cassells-french-english-english-french-dictionary-cassells-dictionnaire-francais-anglais-anglais-francais/oclc/798320280&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
* Rèbora | * Piero Rèbora, Francis M Guercio & Arthur Lawrence Hayward, '''''Cassell's Italian dictionary : Italian-English, English-Italian''''', New York : Wiley, 2002 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/cassells-italian-dictionary-italian-english-english-italian/oclc/50340082&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
* Gross | * Manfred Gross & Daniel Telli, '''''Romansh-English, English-Romansh : dictionary and phrasebook''''', New York : Hippocrene Books, 2007 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/romansh-english-english-romansh-dictionary-and-phrasebook/oclc/1134661872&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
'''Online Dictionaries''' | '''Online Dictionaries''' | ||
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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]
- German Genealogical Word List
- French Genealogical Word List
- Italian Genealogical Word List
- Swiss-German Genealogical Word List
- Useful Phrases in German - Omniglot]
- Useful Phrases in French - Omniglot]
- Useful Phrases in Italian - Omniglot]
- Useful Phrases in Romansh - Omniglot]
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
- German Language Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot
- French Language Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot
- italian Language Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot
- Romansh Language Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Language Aids
Dictionaries
- Susie Beattie & Joyce Littlejohn, Collins German dictionary, Glasgow : HarperCollins Publisher, 2019 - Available at WorldCat
- Denis Girard, Cassell's French-English, English-French dictionary, New York : Macmillan : Wiley, 2002 - Available at WorldCat
- Piero Rèbora, Francis M Guercio & Arthur Lawrence Hayward, Cassell's Italian dictionary : Italian-English, English-Italian, New York : Wiley, 2002 - Available at WorldCat
- Manfred Gross & Daniel Telli, Romansh-English, English-Romansh : dictionary and phrasebook, New York : Hippocrene Books, 2007 - Available at WorldCat
Online Dictionaries
- English-German Dictionary - Collins
- English-French Dictionary - Collins
- English-Italian Dictionary - Collins
- English-Romansh Dictionary - Glosbe
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- Languages of Switzerland - Wikipedia
- German language - Wikipedia
- French language - Wikipedia
- Italian language - Wikipedia
- Romansh language - Wikipedia
- 18 interesting facts about Switzerland’s fourth language: Romansh
- Why Are There Four Languages Spoken in Switzerland?
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.