Ladinn.
/laˈdiːn/, /ləˈdiːn/, U.S. /ləˈdin/ The Rhæto-Romanic dialect spoken in the Engadine in Switzerland, closely related to Romansh.
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1877 A. H. Keane tr. A. Hovelacque Sci. of Lang. v. 238 Known also as the language of the Grisons, the Rheto-Romance, the Rumonsh, and Rumansh. But it seems best to call it simply Ladin, with Ascoli, who has recently devoted an important work to its elucidation.
1879 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 213/2 The language [in the Engadine] is a dialect known as ‘Ladin’.
1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 205/1 The remainder [of the inhabitants of the Grisons] use the Romansch or the Ladin dialect.
1969 Daily Tel. 29 Jan. 16/5 The first book to be translated into English from Ladin, one of the Romansh group of languages which is spoken in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland, will be published..tomorrow.
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