Sursilvan
Sursilvan (; also "romontsch sursilvan" ; Sursilvan, Vallader, Surmiran, Sutsilvan, and Rumantsch Grischun: "sursilvan"; Puter: "sursilvaun") is a group of dialects of the Romansh language spoken in the Swiss district of Surselva. 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.

The name of the dialect and the Surselva District is derived from "sur" 'above' and "selva" 'forest', with the forest in question being the "Uaul Grond" in the area affected by the Flims Rockslide. The word "selva" itself has fallen out of use in modern Sursilvan, with the most common word for forest being , an Old High German loanword. "Selva" is only used for in a few more recent terms such as "selvicultura" 'forestry', "selvicultur" 'forest officer', or "cavrer selvadi" 'Long-eared owl'.
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