Switzerland's four languages
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- The Swiss are known for their multilingualism. The proportion of polyglots has increased slightly since 2014, according to a new report from the Federal Statistical Office. Over two-thirds of adults regularly use more than one language. They need these skills to communicate with each other, either in the workplace or across the four distinct language regions.
The majority speak German, followed by French, Italian and Romansh. The latter is in decline and efforts are being made to ensure its survival. Find out all about the challenges of multilingualism in this Explainer video.
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Peoples that are making this videos deserve an Oscar, they look so good and so relaxing
Thanks for your kind feedback.
As an Indonesian, it's difficult to wrap up my head with this information -- yes, our country is diverse as well, but we only have the Indonesian language as the language unifier that is taught at school, while most people would speak dialects on daily basis (we have like 700-ish dialects here; there are only a few places that use Indonesian on daily basis/no dialects). People from different places can't communicate unless they use Indonesian. Switzerland is awesome!!!!
They're not called dialects in Indonesia though, they're complete and different separate languages from Bahasa Endeh, to Balinese, Javanese, etc...
It's not a dialect, it's a language. Also, Indonesian is Malay
4 languages(5 if you split high german and swiss german) Different religions, different cultures and they still function as one united country.
India : thats cute
It's quite a challenge to operate as a united country with different language regions pulling in different directions at times. When the Swiss voted on whether to join the European Economic Area, most French-speakers were in favour, but they were outvoted. You can read all about it here: www.swissinfo.ch/eng/directdemocracy/no-to-the-eea--25-years-on_a-quarter-century-of-switzerland-s-special-status-in-europe-/43730194
@@swissinfo Indeed, there is still division from within specially in politics, the French regions favour more internationalist and left leaning policies, while the German ones are more isolationist and right leaning. But the integrated economics and shared history of the cantons is enough to allow a unity to form between different cultures that has not being seen in Europe in modern times. Countries like Spain, Italy and Belgium all have struglled with separatist movements and do not share the unity the Swiss have.
@@abhinandh.t.c6664 India has indeed the most official languages in a country, but unfortunately they do not have the unity that switzerland has.
@ABHINANDH.T.C but India isn't united. There is constant communal violence. Religion and language has been dividing India since its creation in 1947.
Also, India is not an affluent country. Switzerland has had so many barriers yet it's historically been a beacon for countries on how to he successful. One barrier is the fact it's landlocked. India has a whole ocean and better geography for economic development.
The people in Switzerland are not as divided as in India. There is no news of a German gang assaulting/m*rd*ring a French person whereas in India, Hindus do that to Muslims and Christians for earint beef, a lot. Also, Switzerland is a secular democracy whilst India has religion guiding some of it's laws
That's not inclusive to say there are 4 languages in Switzerland. There are also Lombard language speakers in Ticino and Graubunden. It is part of the Gallo Romance group. It is spoken by 3 million people.
Hello, thank you for your comment. Switzerland has four national languages, that's what this video is explaining. Of course there are many other languages being spoken in the country. Around 5.1% of the population lists English as one of their main languages, followed by Portuguese at 3.7% and Albanian at 3.1%, according to the Federal Statistical Office. You can find out more about it here: www.swissinfo.ch/eng/languages/29177618
@@swissinfo @SWI swissinfo.ch - English Thank you for your reply. There is a distinction that needs to be made here. Portuguese and Albanian are languages spoken by immigrant communities and English is learned as a foreign language where as Lombard is a regional language spoken today since the founding of Ticino. There is no mention of Lombard in the article. It is also recognized as a language by UNESCO which is part of the United Nations. You say that the video is about national languages but there is a reference to patois which is a dialect of Franco Provencal and a regional language still spoken today in parts of Switzerland.
India 🇮🇳 has 22 official language, but no national language 😁,, but british left subcontinent with English as most widely used in all regions. since no one donot know other state languages.
That's why they felt obligated to use all 3 languages on their trains: SBB (German) - CFF (French) - FFS (Italian)
You're right - plus English!
@@swissinfo Rip Romansh
Welp better start learning since I wanna live their
Switzerland a tiny country with 4 languages.
4 official* languages ;)
excluding immigrant languages, around 9
Francoprovençal/Arpitan; Franc-Comtois (both are in danger or extinction); Alemannic (Swiss-German)*; Bavarian (in Samnaun); Rumantsch; Lombard, and the 3 other official languages which aren't technically native to Switzerland as they evolved in other countries
*includes lower Alemannic (Basel City); high Alemannic; and highest Alemannic (Walser). Speakers of these three dialect groups may often struggle in understanding those of the other dialect groups lol
With the world becoming more connected a language like English evolves together so emerging new words in one country are instantly transmitted to all English speaking countries. For countries like India and Switzerland adopting English as their main language seems to be the logical solution.
I dont get it how its in reality 4 or 5 official langguage really function /use efficiently in so many sorts of official & formal. Facts when i visited there in diffrent regions, part of French, kids & many only speaks in French tho.. so is in Bern regions they mostly just really able German, other official langguange peps i met there just able very less.
What about the mountain language
@Aimée Laflemme you find something funny?
The tongue is sooooo unnecessary
Super
What a BS video. The Swiss -German hate to learn French and vice versa. The Swiss- Italian ( or Romansch) all speak German.
German
Switzerland’s weird! 😝😂
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Largest money laundering machine in the world.
Hi there, you might be interested in reading more about money laundering here: www.swissinfo.ch/eng/does-dirty-money-need-banking-secrecy-to-thrive-/46062514
Tell me more about the swiss exports of armamento and weapons to non democráticos regimes in the middle east and Africa.
Double moral, rogue state.
quit whining about people that are doing better than you