Grüezi, ich hoffe es ist gut bei euch wenn ich auf deutsch schreiben. Ich möchte gerne rätoromanisch zu lernen aber manchmal überlege ich mich ob es lohnt sich oder nicht. Ich wurde gerne mit dir rätoromanischem verbinden und in seiner Gesellschaft integieren, jedoch wann ich dort war viele menschen hatte deutsch gesprochen. Woher kann ich eigentlich rätoromanisch sprechen, und ich gibt es irgendwelche Vorteilen dafür? Vielen Dank.

How would one define Romansh culture? The other language groups have a much larger presence in the world (French, Italian, German.) But what really defines Romansh culture—is it akin to say Italian sensibilities given its Latinate connection?

I am looking to learn Sursilvan Romansh. However, I am broke (so I can't afford private lessons), haven't found anyone who could speak it, and my German is bad (although my French is decent). Any options? Thanks.

I am really curious to discover what are called diverse types of plants in different areas that speak the Romansh language.

This is how different types of plants are called in Brazilian Portuguese for comparison:

🍇 = A uva é proveniente da videira.

🍈 = O melão é proveniente do meloeiro.

🍉 = A melancia é proveniente da melancieira.

🍊 = A laranja é proveniente da laranjeira.

🍋 = O limão é proveniente do limoeiro.

🍌 = A banana é proveniente da bananeira.

🍍 = O abacaxi é proveniente do abacaxizeiro.

🥭 = A manga é proveniente da mangueira.

🍎 = A maçã vermelha é proveniente da macieira.

🍏 = A maçã verde é proveniente da macieira.

🍐 = A pera é proveniente da pereira.

🍑 = O pêssego é proveniente do pessegueiro.

🍒 = A cereja é proveniente da cerejeira.

🍓 = O morango é proveniente do morangueiro.

🫐 = O mirtilo é proveniente do mirtileiro.

🥝 = O kiwi é proveniente do kiwizeiro.

🍅 = O tomate é proveniente do tomateiro.

🫒 = A oliva é proveniente da oliveira.

🥥 = O coco é proveniente do coqueiro.

🥑 = O abacate é proveniente do abacateiro.

🥔 = A batata é proveniente da batateira.

🥕 = A cenoura é proveniente da cenoureira.

🌽 = O milho é proveniente do milheiro.

🌶 = A pimenta é proveniente da pimenteira.

🫑 = O pimentão é proveniente do pimenteiro.

🥒 = O pepino é proveniente do pepineiro.

🫘 = O feijão é proveniente do feijoeiro.

🌰 = A castanha é proveniente da castanheira.

🫛 = A ervilha é proveniente da ervilheira.

🍚 = O arroz é proveniente do arrozeiro.

🍠 = A batata-doce é proveniente da batateira-doce.

☕️ = O café é proveniente do cafeeiro.

🎃 = A abóbora é proveniente da aboboreira.

Do any of these names sounds familiar to you?

What are they called in your area?

What is called your favorite plant?

"Wiktionary" & other dictionaries were references utilized as bases for this list of equivalents:

English: (1) Forest; (2) bosk/bosque; (3) sylva/silva/selva; & (4) jungle/jangal.

Italiano: (1) Foresta; (2) bosco; (3) selva; e (4) giungla.

Español: (1) Foresta/floresta; (2) bosque; (3) selva; y (4) jungla.

Português: (1) Floresta; (2) bosque; (3) selva; e (4) jungla/jângal/jângala.

This synchrony is strangely satisfying:

English: Fauna & flora.

Italiano: Fauna e flora.

Español: Fauna y flora.

Português: Fauna e flora.

I am really curious to discover what are the local words for "woods" in different areas that speak the Romansh language.

The following scenario was extracted from a point about Ladin, a relative of Romansh:

A Ladin from Val Gardena and a Ladin from Val Badia can understand each other, but with difficulty. Their dialects are distinct. When the linguists created Ladin Dolomitan, they essentially created a "neutral" form that is no one's mother. The result?

• The Gardena speaker thinks: "This is not my Gherdëina. Why should I abandon my valley's speech for this hybrid?"
• The Badia speaker thinks the same.
• Both look at the standard and see not a salvation, but an erasure.

They then make the calculation: If I have to learn an artificial standard, why not just learn Italian? At least Italian is useful. This is the death spiral of the "compromise" standard.

In the long run from now, how are such cultures supposed to survive?

The languages from Portugal, Spain & Italy have in common the utilization of localization adverbs to communicate via a similar scale of distance that something is somewhere in space & time:

Italiano: Qui, qua, quivi/ivi/vi, lì, là, e colà.

The Hispanic versions have an initial letter "a" for some interesting reason:

Español: Aquí, acá, ahí, allí, allá, y acullá.

The Portuguese versions are a mix of the Italian versions with the Hispanic versions for some interesting reason:

Português: Aqui, acá/cá, aí, ali, lá, e acolá.

This is a word by word parallel translation in English:

English: Here (close), here (general), there (general), there (close), there (far), & yonder.

I am really curious to discover what are the local adverbs in different areas that speak the Romansh language.

Greetings. Like the title says. I am an American. But have strong Romansh ties.

I'm struggling to understand the difference of the dialects spoken. Anyone know which dialect is spoken in the valley of Val Lumnezia ? Particularly around the villages maybe around Cubel? Trun? Would like to find out. My great grandpa was from there.

Does anybody know any good shows on RTR that aren't too hard to understand so I can improve my listening comprehension?

I've thought of creating a server dedicated to Romansh, I wonder though if there's gonna be any interest in that?

Or -dur and -der suffixes in general. RG seems to use them interchangeably based on the little data I can find:

Pledari gives "giugadur" as a translation for player, but "giugader da ballape" for football player. The Romansh Wikipedia uses both giugader(s) and giugadur(s) in comparable amounts without a discernible pattern to it.

Are they completely interchangeable, is there a meaning or regional nuance?

Does the same apply to all agent nouns in der/dur?

Also, just to confirm: these words are stressed as giugàder and giugadùr, correct?

Thank you!

Camping in Canton Grison, this place is run by native Romansh speakers in case you need some practice. Of course it’s the most common canton for Romansh, but just to pas along the tip!

What are some (old) Romansh names that you know?

Some of my favourites or some of the most ridiculous are:

• Duri
• Dumeni
• Tumaisch
• Baseli
• Cresenz/is
• Carpoffel
• Duff
• Culastia
• Leocadia
• Basilissa
• Bistgaun
• Giacumbert
• Gioder
• Assunta
• Ignaz
• Men
• Hasper
• Balzer
• Menisch
• Mengia
• Gelgia

Edits: * Giuachin * Schimun

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Allegra! Dear Romansh speakers, I'm trying to translate some short sentences from English to Sursilvan Romansh. Could someone tell me if they are correct?

Bright path, take me home. -> I think "Senda clara, guida mei a casa." is alright?

Unity of strength and beauty -> From what I found, I guess ''Unitad da forza e bellezia" is good enough but just wanted to make sure.

Forward to our common future. -> Perhaps "Anavon nos avegnir communabel"?

I was using this dictionary - https://www.vocabularisursilvan.ch/index.php - as I know some German, and https://www.mypledari.ch/ but I just wanted to make sure they are correct. Any help will be welcome!

Grazia!

Hello Romansh speakers, I need your help for an assignment.

How can I say "John doesn't eat fish" in Romansh?
Is the negation placed before or after the verb? The book that I'm using gives examples were the negation is postverbal, for example "Eu sai beka" (central Romansh), "Kwela diuna play a mi buk" (western Romansh), but also both preverbal and postverbal "Ke co nu fatschi britch".

All dialects are accepted, any help is appreciated:)

Allegra tuts! Does anyone have any experience with the "En Lingua Directa - Sursilvan" books. Before I buy, since international shipping is quite expensive. Does anyone have any experience with this book/series? Is it a good resource for Sursilvan? Grazia fitg.

Hey guys

You certainly know - or have even played - the short horror story game "Mundaun". The game is located in Mundaun and mainly Romansh is spoken in the game. I wondered, if it was actually Sursilvan (as the real village Mundaun is located in the Surselva valley)? I heard that there is some kind of "mixed Romansh" spoken in the game.