Sursilvan | Swiss dialect | Britannica (original) (raw)

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Rhaetian dialect

• In Rhaetian dialects
  …of which are two dialects, Sursilvan and Sutsilvan, that constitute the main dialects of the Romansh language. Other Rhaetian dialects are Engadine, Ladin, and Friulian.
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• In Rhaetian dialects
  …Romansh dialects, usually known as Sursilvan and Sutsilvan, are spoken on the western and eastern banks of the Rhine, respectively. Another important Swiss Rhaetian dialect, Engadine, is spoken in the Protestant Inn River valley, east of which there is a German-speaking area that has encroached on former Romance territory since…
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Romansh language

• In Romansh language
  …occurs in two dialectal forms, Sursilvan (spoken on the western bank of the Rhine) and Sutsilvan (spoken on the eastern bank). The earliest written material in Romansh is a Sursilvan text dating from the early 12th century. See also Rhaetian dialects.
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