2007-11-04 07:44:43 · 22 answers · asked by Pam T 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
They speak Swiss German and Swiss French, depending on the part of Switzerland. If you look at a map the languages are influenced by the other countries the part of Switzerlland is bordering with. So for example in Geneva, they are more French influenced, whereas Zurich is more German influenced. Other influences are Italy.
2007-11-04 07:56:11 · answer #1 · answered by gemma.peers 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
German is by far the most widely spoken language in Switzerland. Approximately two-thirds of the Swiss population speaks German. Around a quarter speaks French, predominately in western Switzerland near the border with France. Italian is spoken in the southern canton of Ticino (Tessin) on the Italian border. Romansh is also spoken in Switzerland by a small minority (less than one per cent of the population of Switzerland).
All four languages are both national languages and official languages of the Swiss Confederation.
German: Schweiz
French: Suisse
Italian: Svizzera
Romansh: Svizra
2007-11-04 09:04:23 · answer #2 · answered by Ivan Drago 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The national or official languages are French, Standard German, Italian and Romansch. Other spoken languages include: Franco-Provençal, Lombard, Romani, Sinte, Schwyzerdütsch and Walser. Signed languages include: Swiss-French Sign Language or Langage Gestuelle, Swiss-German Sign Language or Natürliche Gebärde and Swiss-Italian Sign Language.
2007-11-04 15:25:47 · answer #3 · answered by sserena321 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are four official languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh.
German is the most widely spoken. French is spoken in the region around Geneva. Italian is spoken in the Ticino region the includes Locarno. Romansh is a Latin language with similarities to Provençal and Catalan and is spoken by only a few people, but it is the only language unique to Switzerland.
Swiss banknotes are printed in all four languages. The coins have the word "Helvetia" which is the Latin name for Switzerland.
2007-11-04 07:49:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
I visited Switzerland once, and I noticed that it is split into three basic language-territories - German, French and Italian. All 3 languages are spoken fairly equally.
2007-11-04 08:29:02 · answer #5 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is no 'Switzerlandish,' unfortunately. However, the official languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian, and Romansh.
2007-11-04 08:02:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is split into 3 parts German, Italian and French. The three languages are all spoken
2007-11-04 07:48:54 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
french, german and italian are all official languages of switzerland.
2007-11-04 07:50:55 · answer #8 · answered by snafu 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I went there when I was younger and I seem to remeber that French, Swiss German and Italian were all spoken
2007-11-04 07:49:40 · answer #9 · answered by stardustlost87 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what part you are in. The French section-french, German speak German, Italian speak Italian. They also speak Romanch in parts but nearly all speak all languages in their country.
2007-11-04 07:53:33 · answer #10 · answered by Purple triangle 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋