Serrano language
| Serrano | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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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. | |
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.