Puter (also spelled Putèr ; Romansh : puter [puˈteːr] ) is a variety of Romansh spoken in the Engadin valley in Graubünden , which is in the southeastern part of Switzerland . It is spoken in the central northwestern end of the valley between S-chanf and St. Moritz , as well as in the region of the Bernina Pass . Romansh was named by 5,497 people within the upper Engadine valley (30%) as a habitually spoken language in the census of 2000, which probably corresponds roughly to the total number of speakers. The term is probably originally a nickname derived from put 'porridge', meaning 'porridge-eaters'.
20-550: Puter and Vallader are sometimes referred to as one specific variety known as Ladin, as they have retained this word to mean Romansh. However, the term Ladin is primarily associated with the closely related language in Italy's Dolomite mountains also known as Ladin . Puter and Vallader are distinguished from the other Romansh dialects among other things by the retention of the rounded front vowels / y / and / ø / (written ü and ö ), which have been derounded to / i / and / e / in
40-634: A habitually spoken language in the census of 2000. This area is the main driving force behind keeping Vallader relevant. The first written document in Vallader is the psalm book Vn cudesch da Psalms by Durich Chiampell from the year 1562. Other important authors who have written in Vallader include Peider Lansel , Men Rauch , Men Gaudenz , Andri and Oscar Peer , Luisa Famos , Cla Biert , Leta Semadeni and Rut Plouda-Stecher . The songwriter Linard Bardill also employs Vallader in addition to German and Rumantsch Grischun. The fable The Fox and
60-479: A referendum, it showed that Vallader is in danger but is still without a doubt seen as a (if not the most) reliable language, especially for writing. Since Jauer is used almost solely for speech, this allows more room for Vallader to exist as more of an entity in the world of writing. It is the second most widely used variety of Romansh, with 6,448 people in the Lower Engadine valley (79.2%) naming Romansh as
80-427: A referendum. The name of the dialect is derived from val 'valley'. It is the second most commonly spoken variety of Romansh, with 6,448 people in the Lower Engadine valley (79.2%) naming Romansh as a habitually spoken language in the census of 2000. Romansh can be separated into two dialect groups: Rhine dialects (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan and Surmiran) and Engadine dialects (Vallader and Puter). A variety of Vallader
100-597: A slightly different accent, although the written form remains the same. Gian Travers wrote the first surviving work in Romansh, the Chianzun dalla guerra dagl Chiaste da Müs , in the Putèr dialect. This epic poem, written in 1527, describes the first Musso war , in which Travers himself had taken part. There is an individual dictionary for this dialect, as well as texts dealing with its grammar. The fable The Fox and
120-597: Is a variety of the Romansh language spoken in the Lower Engadine valley ( Engiadina Bassa ) of southeast Switzerland , between Martina and Zernez . It is also used as a written language in the nearby community of Val Müstair , where Jauer is spoken. In 2008, schools in the Val Müstair switched from Vallader to Rumantsch Grischun as their written language, but switched back to Vallader in 2012, following
140-544: Is diphthongized in Jauer. All three traits can be seen in the verb 'to sing', which is chantàr in Vallader but chàunter in Jauer. It is an important fact to keep in mind that Jauer is almost exclusively spoken. Vallader is not only the preferred written form, but it is also the most widely used one. As stated earlier, in 2008, schools in the Val Müstair switched from Vallader to Rumantsch Grischun as their written language. When they switched back to Vallader in 2012 following
160-645: Is spoken in the central northwestern end of the valley between S-chanf and St. Moritz , as well as in the region of the Bernina Pass . Romansh was named by 5,497 people within the upper Engadine valley (30%) as a habitually spoken language in the census of 2000, which probably corresponds roughly to the total number of speakers. The term is probably originally a nickname derived from put 'porridge', meaning 'porridge-eaters'. Puter and Vallader are sometimes referred to as one specific variety known as Ladin, as they have retained this word to mean Romansh. However,
180-666: The first Musso war , in which Travers himself had taken part. There is an individual dictionary for this dialect, as well as texts dealing with its grammar. The fable The Fox and the Crow by Jean de La Fontaine in Putèr Romansh, as well as a translation into English , the similar-looking but noticeably different-sounding dialect Vallader, and Rumantsch Grischun. Vallader Vallader (Vallader, Sursilvan , Puter , Surmiran , and Rumantsch Grischun : vallader [vɐˈlaːdɛr] ; Sutsilvan : valader )
200-478: The 19th century. Vallader has since become more important. The dialect Jauer, is actually a variety of Vallader spoken in Val Müstair. It is almost only spoken there, and is virtually never written. Puter and Vallader are sometimes referred to as one specific variety known as Ladin, a term which can also refer to the closely related language in Italy's Dolomite mountains also known as Ladin . They are also considered Engadine dialects, since they are spoken in
220-543: The Crow by Jean de La Fontaine in Vallader, as well as a translation into English , the similar-looking but noticeably different-sounding dialect Puter, the Jauer dialect, and Rumantsch Grischun. Puter Puter (also spelled Putèr ; Romansh : puter [puˈteːr] ) is a variety of Romansh spoken in the Engadin valley in Graubünden , which is in the southeastern part of Switzerland . It
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#1732779505666240-566: The Upper Engadin, Puter is spoken. A larger issue at hand for the minority Vallader speakers is not only the use of Bavarian, High and Swiss German, but also the division of Romansh. This is especially evident for speakers of the Vallader dialect; since Puter is so closely related in both location and language, it makes the slight differences more cumbersome. While written Vallader is standardized, speakers employ local dialects in oral use. Differences in speech often allow people to pinpoint
260-464: The Val Müstair and Engadine regions. The name comes from the term "valley" so it is only right that it is found in these regions full of valleys. As you can see on the map provided below, Vallader is used much more widely to the North East of Graubünden. This distinct difference in blue shades shows the areas of Upper and Lower Engadines. The Lower Engadin, as the chart suggests, speaks Vallader. In
280-574: The area of the Engadines. Vallader shares many traits with the Puter dialect spoken in the Upper Engadine. On the lexical level, the two varieties are similar enough to have a common dictionary. Puter and Vallader share the rounded front vowels [y] and [ø], which are not found in other Romansh varieties. These sounds make written Ladin easily distinguishable through the numerous occurrences of
300-460: The ending in Puter is -er . The differences in verb conjugation are more divergent however, as can be seen in the simple present of avair 'to have': In Vallader, impersonals are formed using a third person singular reflexive verbal clitic. This is an important detail derived most likely from Italian. This is also possible in Puter. Vallader, being one of the five dialects, is mainly used in
320-417: The home village of another speaker. For example, the word eu 'I' can be pronounced as [ ˈɛː ], [ ˈɛw ], [ ˈjɛ ], [ ˈjɐ ], [ ˈjow ] and [ ˈjaw ], depending on the local dialect. The dialect of the Val Müstair, Jauer, is distinguished through the ending -er instead of -ar for verbs of the first conjugation, and by the placement of stress on the penultimate syllable of these verbs. In addition, stressed /a/
340-403: The letters ⟨ü⟩ and ⟨ö⟩ . In Vallader, the clitics are almost always well preserved, and there are no clustered forms that are known. On the other hand, Puter still preserves the clitic system completely. Compared to Puter, Vallader spelling reflects the pronunciation more closely. Another difference is that one class of verbs end in -ar in Vallader, whereas
360-453: The other dialects. Compare Putèr mür to Sursilvan mir ‘wall’ and Putèr chaschöl to Sursilvan caschiel 'cheese'. Each village between S-chanf and St. Moritz has a slightly different accent, although the written form remains the same. Gian Travers wrote the first surviving work in Romansh, the Chianzun dalla guerra dagl Chiaste da Müs , in the Putèr dialect. This epic poem, written in 1527, describes
380-564: The term Ladin is primarily associated with the closely related language in Italy's Dolomite mountains also known as Ladin . Puter and Vallader are distinguished from the other Romansh dialects among other things by the retention of the rounded front vowels / y / and / ø / (written ü and ö ), which have been derounded to / i / and / e / in the other dialects. Compare Putèr mür to Sursilvan mir ‘wall’ and Putèr chaschöl to Sursilvan caschiel 'cheese'. Each village between S-chanf and St. Moritz has
400-504: Was also used in Samnaun until the late 19th century, when speakers switched to Bavarian . The last speaker of the Romansh dialect of Samnaun, Augustin Heiß, died in 1935. For a long period of time, the oldest written form Puter held much prestige with its name. It was used as the language of the aristocratic Engadine tourist region near St. Moritz (San Murezzan). It was used most widely in
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