Serrano | |
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Serrano–Vanyume | |
Maarrênga'twich | |
Native to | United States |
Region | Southern California |
Ethnicity | Serrano people |
Extinct | 2002, with the death of Dorothy Ramon |
Revival | 6 (2009-2013)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ser |
Glottolog | serr1255 |
ELP | Serrano |
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]