Serrano language
| Serrano | |
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| Native to | United States |
| Region | Southern California |
| Ethnicity | Serrano people |
| Extinct | 2002, with the death of Dorothy Ramon |
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Uto-Aztecan
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| ISO 639-3 | ser |
| Glottolog | serr1255[1] |
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The Serrano language 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 and Kitanemuk. According to Ethnologue, there was 1 speaker in 1994.[2] The last fully fluent speaker was Dorothy Ramon, who died in 2002.[3]
Language revitalization
The language is nearly extinct, but there are attempts at reviving it, [4] both at the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, and Morongo Band of Mission Indians reservations.[5] Language teacher Pauline Murillo helped develop an interactive CD ROM for learning Serrano.[5] As of 2013, apps and games have been developed, and the San Manuel Band's Serrano Language Revitalization Project (SLRP) seeks to develop further multimedia resources for language learners.[6] In May 2013, Cal State San Bernardino announced it would offer Serrano language classes.[7]
The Limu project offers online courses in Maarrenga' (Morongo Band "Serrano" dialect) and Yuhaviat (Santos Manuel Band "Serrano" dialect).[8]
The Serrano language was traditionally a spoken language; an alphabet was not used until the 1990s. A new alphabet, with 47 letters, including the glottal stop, was developed starting in 2005.[3]
Morphology
Serrano is an agglutinative language, where words use suffix complexes for a variety of purposes with several morphemes strung together.
References
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External links
- The Limu Project active language revitalization
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- Dorothy Ramón Learning Center, Banning, California
- San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
- Morongo Band of Mission Indians
- Serrano language overview at the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
- OLAC resources in and about the Serrano language
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