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There is no one Swiss language, there are several language spoken in Switzerland. It would depend on the area of Switzerland you were in.

**Actually, there is a Swiss language and I know this because my grandfather immigrated from Switzerland to America and he spoke Swiss. It is a dying language as the "Uppercrust" Swiss do not like to share it. He also spoke German, French and Italian. All of which are spoken in different areas of Switzerland. In German, Merry Christmas is Fröhliche Weihnachten. In French it is Joyeux Noël. Unfortunately I do not know the Swiss language as my grandfather passed away without passing his language on. If you look it up, you will most likely find it in German.

Most likely what every your grandfather spoke was a German dialect.

Answer #2"Swiss language" usually means the Swiss dialect forms of German, French and Italian (Rumantsch is 100% Swiss). The dialects are NOT dying... at least not by now...

French itself doesn't consist of that many very different dialects. Italian on the other hand is very different to the sound of Swiss Italian (containing much more latin); the same can be said for Swiss German - that is mainly a kind of medieval German... evolving in a different way than the German of Germany (due to cultural split up). What in fact has changed is that the dialects are no more in use for written language of official documents...

So in German: "Frohe Weihnachten", french: "Joyeux Noël", Italian: "Buon Natale", romantsch grischun: "Bella Festas daz Nadal"

Swiss German would change "Frohe Weihnachten" to somewhat like "Frohi Wiehnacht".

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