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Total population | |
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Over 75,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Switzerland | 75,000 |
Languages | |
Romansh, Swiss German | |
Religion | |
Christianity (majority Roman Catholic, Swiss Reformed) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
German Swiss, Italian Swiss, French Swiss |
The Romansh people (also spelled Romansch, Rumantsch, or Romanche; Romansh: rumantsch , rumàntsch, romauntsch or romontsch ) 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.