The main features distinguishing Romansh from the Gallo-Italic languages to the south, and placing it closer to Ladin, Friulian and Franco-Provencal, are: Palatalization of Latin K and G in front of A, as in Latin "dog", which is in Sursilvan, tgang in Surmiran, and in Putèr and Vallader (the difference between and being purely orthographic, as both represent /tɕ/); Lombard , French . This sound change is partially absent in some varieties of Romansh, however, especially in Sursilvan, where it may have been reversed at some point: Sursilvan and Vallader "house". Pluralisation with -s suffix, derived from the Latin accusative case (though see ), as in "" "good horses" as opposed to Lombard ; French , yet identical to Portuguese . Retention of L following : "key" from Latin , as opposed to Lombard ; French .Liver in Schläpfer & Bickel 2000. pp. 215–216 Another defining feature of the Romansh language is the use of unstressed vowels. All unstressed vowels except /a/ disappeared.
The main features distinguishing Romansh from the Gallo-Italic languages to the south, and placing it closer to Ladin, Friulian and Franco-Provencal, are: Palatalization of Latin K and G in front of A, as in Latin "dog" which is in Sursilvan, tgang in Surmiran, and in Putèr and Vallader (the difference between and being purely orthographic, as both represent /tɕ/); Lombard , Frenc,h . This sound change is partially absent in some varieties of Romansh however, especially in Sursilvan, where it may have been reversed at some point: Sursilvan and Vallader "house". Pluralisation wi,th -s suffix, derived from the Latin accusative case (though see ), as in "" "good horses" as opposed to Lombard ; French , yet identical to Portuguese . Retention of L following : "key" from Latin , as opposed to Lombard ; French .Liver in Schläpfer & Bickel 2000. pp. 215–216 Another defining feature of the Romansh language is the use of unstressed vowels. All unstressed vowels except /a/ disappeared.