Switzerland is a land of polyglots. Multiple languages are spoken in the country,
four of them official. These four are German,
Italian, French, and Romansh. Although the
first three are Swiss dialects of their origin countries, they’re understood in
Germany, Italy, and France, and vice versa.
Romansh, on the other hand, is spoken in no other country and is barely
spoken in Switzerland. Only one percent
of the 7 million-strong Swiss population speaks the ancient language, which is
exclusively spoken in a single region:
canton of Graubünden. So, if you’re
traveling to Switzerland, brush up on one of these languages…or go ahead with
English, as despite not being official, it’s widely spoken there.
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