Romansh people
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The Romansh people are a people and ethnic group of Switzerland, native speakers of the Romansh language. They are usually multilingual, also speaking German (both the standard variety and the local Swiss German) and sometimes Italian, which are the other official languages of Graubünden, the canton where they are concentrated.
They make up about 1% of Switzerland's population and 15% of Graubünden's.[2][1]
Notable Romansh people [edit]
- Candice Accola - American actor (Romansh surname)
- Jim Caviezel - American actor (Romansh surname)
- Joseph Planta - British librarian
- Joseph Planta - British diplomat
- René Schnoz - Swiss actor
References [edit]
- ^ a b CIA World Factbook - Switzerland
- ^ (German) (Italian) Canton of Graubünden Website accessed October 26, 2008
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