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Albanian, Gheg
[aln] Users: 171,000 in Switzerland (2012 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Albanian, Gheg.
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken
[apc] Users: 32,500 in Switzerland (2012 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arpitan
[frp] Bern canton: Bernese Jura; Fribourg canton: de la Broye, de la Glane, de la Sarine, de la Veveyse, and la Gruyere; Geneva, Neuchâtel, and Vaud cantons; Valais canton: d’Entremont, d’Herens, de Sierre de Monthey, Saint-Maurice, districts. Users: 7,000 in Switzerland (1998). Status: 8a (Moribund). Alternate Names: Patois, Romand. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, Southeastern.
Bengali
[ben] Users: 2,000 in Switzerland (2018), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Eastern, Bengali-Assamese.
Czech
[ces] Users: 11,000 in Switzerland (2012 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Czech-Slovak.
Danish
[dan] Users: 5,220 in Switzerland (2012 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, North, East Scandinavian, Danish-Swedish, Danish-Riksmal, Danish.
Dutch
[nld] Users: 22,200 in Switzerland (2012 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Franconian.
English
[eng] Users: 4,733,000 in Switzerland, all users. L1 users: 483,000 in Switzerland (2018 census). L2 users: 4,250,000 (2018). Status: 4 (Educational). Alternate Names: Anglais, Englaisa, Englisch, Inglese. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
Finnish
[fin] Users: 3,930 in Switzerland (2012 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Uralic, Finnic.
French
[fra] Fribourg, Geneva, Jura, Neuchâtel, and Vaud cantons. Users: 5,732,000 in Switzerland, all users. L1 users: 1,912,000 in Switzerland (2018 census). L2 users: 3,820,000 (Beck et al 2018). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1999, Constitution, Article 70(1)), co-equal with Italian [ita] and Standard German [deu] on the federal level. Alternate Names: Francese, Französisch, Français. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French.
German, Standard
[deu] Users: 292,000 in Switzerland (2013 census). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1999, Constitution, Article 70(1)), co-equal with Italian [ita] and French [fra] on the federal level. Alternate Names: Allemand, Deutsch, Tedesco, Tudestg. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German.
German, Swiss
[gsw] Widespread. Users: 5,200,000 in Switzerland (2018 census). Total users in all countries: 6,434,400. Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Alemanic, Alemannic, Alemannisch, Schweizerdeutsch, Schwiizertüütsch, Schwizerdütsch, Schwizertitsch, Schwizertitsch Mundart, Schwytzertuetsch, Schwyzerdütsch, Schwyzerdütschi Sprooch, Upper Alemannic. Autonym: Schwiizerdütsch. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Upper German, Alemannic.
Greek
[ell] Users: 8,420 in Switzerland (2012 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Greek, Attic.
Hungarian
[hun] Users: 14,600 in Switzerland (2012 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Uralic.
Italian
[ita] Graubünden and Ticino cantons. Users: 673,000 in Switzerland (2018 census). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1999, Constitution, Article 70(1)), co-equal with French [fra] and Standard German [deu] on the federal level. Alternate Names: Italiano, Italienisch. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Italo-Dalmatian.
Kabuverdianu
[kea] Users: 2,100 in Switzerland (2015 Instituto de Apoio ao Emigrante). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Creole, Portuguese based.
Kurdish, Northern
[kmr] Users: 35,100 in Switzerland (2000). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Kurdish.
Lombard
[lmo] Graubünden canton: Bernina, Maloggia, and Moesa districts, south of Saint Moritz; Ticino canton. Users: 303,000 in Switzerland (1995). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Italian.
Portuguese
[por] Users: 210,000 in Switzerland (2012 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Portuguese-Galician.
Romani, Sinte
[rmo] Scattered. Users: 21,000 in Switzerland (Johnstone 1993). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Romanes, Sinte, Sinti. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Romani, Northern.
Romansh
[roh] Graubünden canton: Hinterrhein, Inn, Maloja, and Surselva districts. Users: 40,000 (2012 census). 1 canton. Status: 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Grisons Canton (2004, Grisons Cantonal Constitution, Article 3(1)). Alternate Names: Rhaeto-Romance, Rheto-Romance, Romanche, Romansch. Autonym: Rumantsch. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Rhaetian.
Serbian
[srp] Users: 205,000 in Switzerland (2014 World Factbook). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Western.
Spanish
[spa] Users: 140,300 in Switzerland, all users. L1 users: 124,000 in Switzerland (Instituto Cervantes 2019). L2 users: 16,300 (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian.
Swedish
[swe] Users: 9,230 in Switzerland (2012 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, North, East Scandinavian, Danish-Swedish, Swedish.
Swiss-French Sign Language
[ssr] Scattered. Fribourg canton: Delémont, Morges, Oron, and Zion; Geneva and Vaud cantons; Neuchâtel canton: La Chaux-de-Fonds. Users: 1,700 (Boyes Braem and Rathmann 2010). Estimated, less than 0.1% of total population of francophone Switzerland. 10,000 deaf signers in all of Switzerland (2014 EUD). Status: 5 (Developing). Recognized language (2002, Federal Parliament, Law on Equality for Disabled People). Alternate Names: LSF, LSF-SR, Langage Gestuelle, Langue des signes française, Langue des signes suisse romande. Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Swiss-German Sign Language
[sgg] Scattered. Users: 5,500 in Switzerland (Boyes Braem and Rathmann 2010). Approximately 0.1% of total population in German-speaking areas. 10,000 deaf signers in all of Switzerland (2014 EUD). Total users in all countries: 5,540. Status: 5 (Developing). Recognized language (2002, Federal Parliament, Law on Equality for Disabled People). Alternate Names: DGS, DSGS, Deutschschweizer Gebärdensprache, Deutschschweizerische Gebärdensprache, Natürliche Gebärde. Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Swiss-Italian Sign Language
[slf] Scattered. Graubünden and Ticino cantons. Users: 300 (Boyes Braem and Rathmann 2010). Estimated, less than 0.1% of total population in Italian areas. 10,000 deaf signers in all of Switzerland (2021 EUD). Status: 5 (Developing). Recognized language (2002, Federal Parliament, Law on Equality for Disabled People). Alternate Names: LIS, LIS-SI, Lingua dei Segni Italiana, Lingua dei segni della Svizzera italiana. Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Tibetan
[bod] Users: 1,430 in Switzerland (2000). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Bodish, Central Bodish, Central.
Turkish
[tur] Users: 75,500 in Switzerland (2012 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Turkish.
Walser
[wae] Graubünden canton: Albula, Hinterrhein, Plessur, Prattigau-Davos, and Surselva districts; Ticino canton: Bosco-Gurin; Valais canton: Simplon; 26 communities. Users: 10,000 in Switzerland (2004). Ethnic population: 21,900 (1980 C. Buchli). Total users in all countries: 22,780. Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Walscher. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Upper German, Alemannic.