Rhaeto-Romance Languages
Rhaeto-Romance, or Rhaetian, is a Romance language sub-family which includes multiple languages spoken in north and north-eastern Italy, and Switzerland. The name "Rhaeto-Romance" refers to the former Roman province of Rhaetia. The linguistic basis of the sub-family is discussed in the so-called Questione Ladina.
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