Swiss
citizens of Switzerland, people of Swiss ancestry
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Summary
Swiss is a human population[1]. Swiss draws 2,900 Wikipedia views per month (human population category, ranking #28 of 132).[2]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: Switzerland[3]
- Native language: Swiss German[4], Arpitan language[5], Lombard[6], Romansh[7], French[8], Italian[9]
- Religion or worldview: Catholicism[10], Reformed Christianity[11]
- Instance of: nation[12]
- Subclass of: Central Europeans[13], Western Europeans[14], inhabitant[15]
- Commons category: People of Switzerland[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Swiss people[17]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[18]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Swiss High German[19], French[20], Italian[21], Rumantsch Grischun[22], Swiss German[23], Swiss-German Sign Language[24]
- Demonym: elvețian[25], elvețiancă[26]
- Indigenous to: Switzerland[27]
- Has part(s) of the class: Francophone[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/University of Washington[29]
- P14541: yU1CF[30]
Why It Matters
Swiss has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Swiss is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]