Romansh (; sometimes also spelled Romansch and Rumantsch; Sursilvan: "romontsch" ; Vallader, Surmiran, and Rumantsch Grischun: "rumantsch" ; Putèr: "rumauntsch" ; Sutsilvan: "rumàntsch" , , ; Jauer: ) is a Romance language spoken predominantly in the Swiss canton of the Grisons (Graubünden). Romansh has been recognized as a national language of Switzerland since 1938, and as an official language in correspondence with Romansh-speaking citizens since 1996, along with German, French and Italian. It also has official status in the canton of the Grisons alongside German and Italian and is used as the medium of instruction in schools in Romansh-speaking areas. It is sometimes grouped by linguists with Ladin and Friulian as the Rhaeto-Romance languages, though this is disputed.