----- Original Message ----- From: Cathy L. Raber <pigeon1@gate.net> To: <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 10:07 PM Subject: [SWITZ] Re: 3 brothers, Peter, John, & Chris came over to USA in the early 19th century to OH > Can someone what language most Swiss people speak? German I assume. > Could some tell me some of the big cities of Switzerland & soem of the > ports of departure The main languages spoken in Switzerland are German, French, Italian, and to a lesser extent Romansch. There is a map showing the distribution of languages as part of the Swiss Genealogy on the Internet sites. <snip> Good luck in your research, Mike Hobart