Pourquoi Parle-t-on 4 langues en Suisse?

« La Confédération des treize cantons était un Etat essentiellement alémanique. Les dialectes germaniques étaient parlés dans les villes les plus importantes comme Berne, Bâle ou Zurich. Le territoire de la Suisse actuelle a donc toujours représenté un mélange de langues diverses.

Pourquoi Parle-t-on italien en Suisse?

La présence d’italophones s’explique également par l’immigration en provenance d’Italie, particulièrement importante pendant les années 1960 et 1970. De fait, c’est en Suisse que vit la troisième communauté d’Italiens à l’étranger.

What are the four official languages of Switzerland?

The four national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian and Romansh. All but Romansh maintain equal status as official languages at the national level within the Federal Administration of the Swiss Confederation .

Does Switzerland have its own language?

That said let me explain. Switzerland has 4 official languages : German, French, Italian and Romanch (mix of German and Italian but mother language of only 1\% or less). It has it’s own language in the sense that the German is more of a dialect of German than proper German (like catalan, galician are to Spanish).

What language do they speak in Switzerland?

About 63 percent of the Swiss population speak the Swiss German dialect,

23 percent speak French,

8 percent speak Italian,and

less than 1 percent speak Romansh.

(The unofficial fifth language of Switzerland is English .)

What are the languages spoken in Switzerland?

German. The German language is spoken in the eastern and central parts of Switzerland.

French. French is spoken in the western part of Switzerland,by about 20\% of the population.

Italian. The Swiss-Italian dialect differs from the one spoken in Italy,but standard Italian is still the written language.

Romansh.