09:4409:44, 8 June 2024diffhist−102
Romansh people
that flag is fictional. The file description even says " A flag of this type should not be added to any articles or pages"currentTag: Undo
14:1914:19, 24 February 2023diffhist−196
Romansh language
that map has quite a few errors (see file talk page). The previous map is a good choice I think, as it shows the traditional language area of Romansh within a map of all of Switzerland, which helps with orientation.Tag: Undo
4 October 2022
09:2909:29, 4 October 2022diffhist−54 m
Romansh language
a literary revival (= writing more stuff) is not the same as language revitalisation (=halting or reversing the decline of a language); Vulgar Latin is also not the same as all the many languages spoken in the Roman Empire
21:1121:11, 17 August 2021diffhist−12
Romansh language
the canton is known by both names in English and it is useful to have both there. And is there a source for Romansh being "dominant" in Uri? The Swiss census of 2000 had exactly 99 people in Uri declare Romansh as a "language of best command", out of 34777 total responses.Tag: Undo
12:2812:28, 18 October 2020diffhist+27
Romansh people
the census asked for the language people speak best, not the L1. That is an important distinction, because many L1 Romansh speakers later on in life use German more often, especially in writing, and will then consider German their "language of best command"
21:5721:57, 21 January 2020diffhist−46
Alsatian dialect
"Elsässischa" is the adjective in the plural, the language as a noun is just "Elsässisch". "Low Alemannic" is not an alternative form, as Low Alemannic dialects are spoken as far east as Vorarlberg in Austria.Also, not all Alemannic dialects in Alsace are Low Alemannic (Sundgau is High Alemannic)
05:1005:10, 22 May 2019diffhist−8
Romansh language
French is not an official language of the Canton of Grisons. It's status as a national language is only relevant in Grisons insofar as you enter in contact with the federal administration, so adding it here is misleading.Tag: Undo
21:3021:30, 8 February 2018diffhist+1
Romansh language
"become" is better here than "been", since it implies a gradual process, while "been" to me sounds like a sudden event caused by an external force. Also, people in Samnaun still speak Bavarian today, the past tense is inappropriate here.