FiliTour Nr. 6: Chesa Antupada

Rhaeto-Romanic filisur

The last representatives of the Romansh village dialect, the siblings Anton (1896-1982) and Babetta Lorenz (1904-1980), lived in the Chesa Antupada.

Until the end of the 19th century, Romansh was mainly spoken in Filisur, but then gradually replaced by German. In 1910, 21.92% of the population of Filisur spoke Romansh, but today it is only 3%.

Since 1938, Romansh has been one of the four national languages. It is divided into the five idioms Surmiran, Putèr, Vallader, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan – and numerous village dialects. In the lower Albula Valley, Surmiran is still spoken in everyday life. The Filisur Romansh was influenced by the Surmiran and the Putèr from the Upper Engadine.

In the audio you have the opportunity to listen to the Romansh village dialect of Filisur. In a 1954 broadcast on Swiss radio, Babetta Lorenz talks about the tradition of baking bread, Romansh - far paun. The audio file can be found at the back of the pictures.