Vords are too short.

[Aga Tentakulus]

   
I would not say that the words are too short.
I have now selected a recording of a conversation from around 1850, from an area where German and Romansh occur. In this case it is Carinthia.
In the meantime, I have a nice collection of dictionaries from the regions in question.
Interestingly, it also describes that some words were taken over from Slavic.
Here is an example: