Bilingualism in Müstair, Graubünden
Clot Pitsch Saddler's Travel articles Bells Home ornaments Shop 300 meters Sign in Rumantsch and German, in Müstair. Müstair, which is almost on the Italian border, is one of the few areas of Switzerland where Rumantsch is commonly used. However, the spoken language differs from the written one. In the Müstair valley people speak "Jauer", but write in Vallader (as in the sign.) Rumantsch is subdivided into five distinct variants, known as "idioms", each with its own dialects. Vallader is the idiom of the Lower Engadine. It is grouped with Puter, the idiom of the Upper Engadine, and together they are designated Ladin.
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