Serrano language

Serrano
Maarrênga'twich
Native toUnited States
RegionSouthern California
EthnicitySerrano people
Extinct2002, with the death of Dorothy Ramon
Revival6 self-identified speakers as of 2009-2018[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ser
Glottologserr1255
ELPSerrano
Historical extent of Serran languages

Serrano (Serrano: Maarrênga'twich) is a language in the Serran branch of the Uto-Aztecan family spoken by the Serrano people of Southern California. The language is closely related to Tongva, Tataviam, Kitanemuk and Vanyume. Serrano has free word order with the only rule being that verbs usually come last.[2]

  1. ^ "Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  2. ^ Pritzker, Barry (2000). A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford University Press.

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