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==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==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 and Dictionaries== | ||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 8 April 2021
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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
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]
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[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.