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== Names in national languages == The name of each canton in its own official language is shown in bold. {| class="wikitable sortable" ! [[Abbreviation|Abbr]] ! [[English language|English]]{{NoteTag|The most commonly used forms in English are mostly adopted from either French or German; in some cases, there may have been a historical shift in preference, e.g. from the French form ''Berne'' to the German form ''Bern''; in individual cases, the Latin form may be current, certainly in the case of ''Geneva'' and arguably for ''Argovia, Thurgovia''. Actual anglicized forms have been used, for example ''[[Basel#Name|Basle]]''.}} ! [[German language|German]] ! [[French language|French]] ! [[Italian language|Italian]] ! [[Romansh language|Romansh]] |- ! AG | [[Canton of Aargau|Aargau]]; Argovia | {{Audio|De-Aargau.ogg|'''Aargau'''}} | Argovie | Argovia | '''{{Audio|Roh-Argovia.ogg|Argovia}}''' |- ! AI | [[Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden|Appenzell Innerrhoden]]; Appenzell Inner-Rhodes | {{Audio|De-Appenzell-Innerrhoden.ogg|'''Appenzell Innerrhoden'''}} | Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures | Appenzello Interno | {{Audio|Roh-Appenzell Dadens.ogg|Appenzell Dadens}} |- ! AR | [[Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden|Appenzell Ausserrhoden]]; Appenzell Outer-Rhodes | {{Audio|De-Appenzell-Ausserrhoden.ogg|'''Appenzell Ausserrhoden'''}} | Appenzell Rhodes-Extérieures | Appenzello Esterno | {{Audio|Roh-Appenzell Dadora.ogg|Appenzell Dador}} |- ! BS | [[Basel-Stadt]]; Basle-City | {{Audio|De-Basel-Stadt.ogg|'''Basel-Stadt'''}} | Bâle-Ville | Basilea Città | {{Audio|Roh-Basilea-Citad.ogg|Basilea-Citad}} |- ! BL | [[Basel-Landschaft]]; Basle-Country | {{Audio|De-Basel-Landschaft.ogg|'''Basel-Landschaft'''}} | Bâle-Campagne | Basilea Campagna | {{Audio|Roh-Basilea-Champagna.ogg|Basilea-Champagna}} |- ! BE | [[Canton of Bern|Bern]]; Berne | {{Audio|De-Bern.ogg|'''Bern'''}} | '''Berne''' | Berna | {{Audio|Roh-Berna.ogg|Berna}} |- ! FR | [[Canton of Fribourg|Fribourg]]; Friburg{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} | {{Audio|De-Freiburg.ogg|'''Freiburg'''}} | '''Fribourg''' | Friburgo | {{Audio|Roh-Friburg.ogg|Friburg}} |- ! GE | [[Canton of Geneva|Genève]]; Geneva | {{Audio|De-Genf.ogg|Genf}} | '''Genève''' | Ginevra | {{Audio|Roh-Genevra.ogg|Genevra}} |- ! GL | [[Canton of Glarus|Glarus]]; Glaris{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} | {{Audio|De-Glarus.ogg|'''Glarus'''}} | Glaris | Glarona | {{Audio|Roh-Glaruna.ogg|Glaruna}} |- ! GR | [[Grisons]]; Graubünden | {{Audio|De-Graubuenden.ogg|'''Graubünden'''}} | Grisons | '''Grigioni''' | {{Audio|Roh-sursilvan-grischun.ogg|'''Grischun'''}} |- ! JU | [[Canton of Jura|Jura]] | {{Audio|De-Jura.ogg|Jura}} | '''Jura''' | Giura | {{Audio|Roh-Giura.ogg|Giura}} |- ! LU | [[Canton of Lucerne|Lucerne]] | {{Audio|De-Luzern.ogg|'''Luzern'''}} | Lucerne | Lucerna | {{Audio|Roh-Lucerna.ogg|Lucerna}} |- ! NE | [[Canton of Neuchâtel|Neuchâtel]] | {{Audio|De-Neuenburg.ogg|Neuenburg}} | '''Neuchâtel''' | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel |- ! NW | [[Nidwalden]]; Nidwald{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} | {{Audio|De-Nidwalden.ogg|'''Nidwalden'''}} | Nidwald | Nidvaldo | {{Audio|Roh-Sutsilvania.ogg|Sutsilvania}} |- ! OW | [[Obwalden]]; Obwald{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} | {{Audio|De-Obwalden.ogg|'''Obwalden'''}} | Obwald | Obvaldo | {{Audio|Roh-Sursilvania.ogg|Sursilvania}} |- ! SH | [[Canton of Schaffhausen|Schaffhausen]]; Schaffhouse | {{Audio|De-Schaffhausen.ogg|'''Schaffhausen'''}} | Schaffhouse | Sciaffusa | {{Audio|Roh-Schaffusa.ogg|Schaffusa}} |- ! SZ | [[Canton of Schwyz|Schwyz]] | {{Audio|De-Schwyz.ogg|'''Schwyz'''}} | Schwyz (or Schwytz) | Svitto | {{Audio|Roh-Sviz.ogg|Sviz}} |- ! SO | [[Canton of Solothurn|Solothurn]]; Soleure | {{Audio|De-Solothurn.ogg|'''Solothurn'''}} | Soleure | Soletta | {{Audio|Roh-Soloturn.ogg|Soloturn}} |- ! SG | [[Canton of St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]; St Gall | {{Audio|De-StGallen.ogg|'''St. Gallen'''}} | Saint-Gall | San Gallo | {{Audio|Roh-Sogn Gagl.ogg|Son Gagl}} |- ! TG | [[Canton of Thurgau|Thurgau]]; Thurgovia | {{Audio|De-Thurgau.ogg|'''Thurgau'''}} | Thurgovie | Turgovia | {{Audio|Roh-Turgovia.ogg|Turgovia}} |- ! TI | [[Ticino]]; Tessin | {{Audio|De-Tessin.ogg|Tessin}} | Tessin | '''Ticino''' | {{Audio|Roh-Tessin.ogg|Tessin}} |- ! UR | [[Canton of Uri|Uri]] | {{Audio|De-Uri.ogg|'''Uri'''}} | Uri | Uri | {{Audio|Roh-Uri.ogg|Uri}} |- ! VS | [[Valais]]; Wallis | {{Audio|De-Wallis.ogg|'''Wallis'''}} | '''Valais''' | Vallese | {{Audio|Roh-Vallais.ogg|Vallais}} |- ! VD | [[Vaud]] | {{Audio|De-Waadt.ogg|Waadt}} | '''Vaud''' | Vaud | {{Audio|Roh-Vad.ogg|Vad}} |- ! ZG | [[Canton of Zug|Zug]]; Zoug | {{Audio|De-Zug.ogg|'''Zug'''}} | Zoug | Zugo | {{Audio|Roh-Zug.ogg|Zug}} |- ! ZH | [[Canton of Zürich|Zürich]]; Zurich | {{Audio|De-Zürich.ogg|'''Zürich'''}} | Zurich | Zurigo | {{Audio|Roh-sursilvan-turitg.ogg|Turitg}} |}
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