Serrano language

Serrano
Serrano–Vanyume
Maarrênga'twich
Native toUnited States
RegionSouthern California
EthnicitySerrano people
Extinct2002, with the death of Dorothy Ramon
Revival6 (2009-2013)[1]
Dialects
  • Serrano
  • Vanyume
Language codes
ISO 639-3ser
Glottologserr1255
ELPSerrano
Historical extent of Serran languages
Serrano is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[2]

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, which may be a dialect of Serrano. Serrano has free word order with the only rule being that verbs usually come last.[3]

  1. ^ "Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  2. ^ Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (Report) (3rd ed.). UNESCO. 2010. p. 11.
  3. ^ Pritzker, Barry (2000). A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford University Press.