Sursilvan dialects (Romansh)

Sursilvan ( [suʁsilˈvan]  or romontsch sursilvan [ʁomˈɔntʃ suʁsilˈvan]) is a group of dialects of the Romansh language spoken in the Surselva District, of which the Surselva is the main valley: the valley of the Vorderrhein, or Rein Anteriur in Sursilvan. This area includes the Cadi and Foppa, but also the valley of the Glogn: the Lumnezia. It is the most widely spoken variety of Romansh with 17,897 people within the Surselva District (54.8%) naming Romansh as a habitually spoken language in the Swiss census of 2000. The most closely related variety is Sutsilvan, which is spoken in the area located to the east of the district.