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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] | ||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Language Aids''' | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_grammar German Grammar - Wikipedia] | |||
* [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 == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 21:04, 20 March 2024
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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
- Beattie, Susie. Collins German dictionary. Glasgow: HarperCollins Publisher, 2019. Available at: WorldCat.
- Girard, Denis. Cassell's French-English, English-French dictionary. Wiley, New York: Macmillan, 2002. Available at: WorldCat.
- Rèbora, Piero, Francis M Guercio, and Arthur Lawrence Hayward. Cassell's Italian dictionary : Italian-English, English-Italian. New York: Wiley, 2002. Available at: WorldCat.
- Gross, Manfred and 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.