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WAE ISO 639-3

Walser

A language of Switzerland

ISO 639
wae
Alternate Names
Walscher
Population
10,000 in Switzerland (2004). Ethnic population: 21,900 (1980 C. Buchli). Total users in all countries: 22,780.
Location:
Graubünden canton: Albula, Hinterrhein, Plessur, Prattigau-Davos, and Surselva districts; Ticino canton: Bosco-Gurin; Valais canton: Simplon; 26 communities.
Language Status
6b* (Threatened).
Classification
Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Upper German, Alemannic
Dialects
None known. Reportedly similar to but different from Swiss German [gsw] spoken in Wallis Canton in Switzerland. Different from Cimbrian [cim], Mocheno [mhn], or Bavarian [bar].
Language Development
NT: 2011.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Walser
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Walser
User Population
8,080 in Austria (2000).
Location
Tyrol state: Paznauntal area, Brandnertal, Galtur, Lech, Reintal, Schricken, Silbertal, and Warth; Vorarlberg state: Grosses Walsertal, Kleinwalsertal, Tannberg areas.
Language Status
6b (Threatened)
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Language Name
Walser
User Population
3,400 in Italy (Fazzini Giovannucci 1978).
Location
Valle d’Aosta region: Val Lesa (Val del Lys) (Gressoney, Issime, Gaby); Piedmont region: Valsesia (Alagna, Rima S. Giuseppe, Rimella); Novara, Valle Anzasca (Macugnaga); Val Formazza (Formazza, Pomatt). 10 communities.
Dialects
Töitschu, Titsch.
Language Status
7 (Shifting)
Other Comments
In Valle d’Aosta influenced by Arpitan [frp] and Piedmontese [pms]; elsewhere in Italy by Italian [ita].
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Language Name
Walser
User Population
1,300 in Liechtenstein (1995 C. Buchli).
Location
Triesenberg Commune, including Saminatal and Malbun enclaves; otherwise, scattered in southeast.
Language Status
6b (Threatened)
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Map

Location: Graubünden canton: Albula, Hinterrhein, Plessur, Prattigau-Davos, and Surselva districts; Ticino canton: Bosco-Gurin; Valais canton: Simplon; 26 communities.