Serrano language
E237812
The Serrano language is an endangered Uto-Aztecan Native American language traditionally spoken by the Serrano people of Southern California.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Serrano language canonical | 21 |
| Serrano Indian language | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Uto-Aztecan language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ indigenous language of the Americas ⓘ |
| associatedTribe |
Morongo Band of Mission Indians
ⓘ
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Cahuilla language
ⓘ
Gabrielino-Fernandeño language ⓘ Kitanemuk language ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | key marker of Serrano identity ⓘ |
| documentationIncludes |
dictionaries
ⓘ
grammars ⓘ text collections ⓘ |
| endangermentCause |
U.S. assimilation policies
ⓘ
colonial-era missionization ⓘ language shift to English ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Serrano people ⓘ |
| family |
Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan language family
|
| hasAlternateName |
Serrano
ⓘ
Serrano language ⓘ
surface form:
Serrano Indian language
|
| hasDomain | traditional Serrano oral literature ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearchBy | various Americanist linguists ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
polysynthetic tendencies ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
glottalized consonants ⓘ |
| hasTypologicalFeature |
complex pronominal system
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | relatively free word order ⓘ |
| historicalContactWith |
English language
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish language
|
| ISO639-3 | ser ⓘ |
| isTaughtAt | tribal cultural centers in Southern California ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Northern Uto-Aztecan ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | California linguistic area ⓘ |
| region | Southern California ⓘ |
| revitalizationEfforts |
community language classes
ⓘ
language programs in tribal communities ⓘ |
| status | severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Takic branch ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Mojave River region
ⓘ
San Bernardino Mountains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial practices
ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Serrano Indian language