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Encyclopedia > Keres language

The Keres language is a group of seven related dialects spoken by Pueblo peoples in New Mexico, U.S.A. Each is mutually intelligible with its neighbors. There is significant diversity between the Western and Eastern groups. The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... State nickname: Land of Enchantment Other U.S. States Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Governor Bill Richardson Official languages English and Spanish Area 315,194 km² (5th)  - Land 314,590 km²  - Water 607 km² (0. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...

Contents
1 Dialects
2 Genetic classification
3 Pronunciation
4 External links
5 Bibliography

Dialects

  • Eastern dialects: total of 4,580 speakers (1990 census)
  • Western dialects: total of 3,391 speakers (1990 census)
    • Acoma Pueblo: 1,696 speakers (1980 census)
    • Laguna Pueblo: 1,695 speakers (1990 census)

San Felipe Pueblo is a census-designated place located in Sandoval County, New Mexico. ... Santo Domingo Pueblo is a census-designated place located in Sandoval County, New Mexico. ... Zia Pueblo is a census-designated place located in Sandoval County, New Mexico. ... Santa Ana Pueblo is a census-designated place located in Sandoval County, New Mexico. ... Photograph of the Acoma Pueblo mesa from 1899 Acoma Pueblo (Western Keresan dialect: Aaku; Zuni: Hakukya), also known as Sky City, is a Native American pueblo built on top of a 367-foot (112 m) sandstone mesa in New Mexico. ...

Genetic classification

Keres is a language isolate.


Sapir grouped it together with a Hokan-Siouan stock. Swadesh suggests a connection with Wichita. Greenberg grouped Keres with Siouan, Yuchi, Caddoan, and Iroquoian families into a super-stock called Keresiouan. All of these proposals have been rejected by specialists.


Pronunciation

"Keres" is pronounced "KERRess" (IPA / kɛɹɛs/) in English. It is often replaced by Keresan, pronounced "keREEsan" (/ kəˈɹiːsən/), by at least some bilingual speakers. Symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet. ...


External links

  • Ethnologue listing for Eastern Keres (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=KEE)
  • Ditto for Western Keres (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=KJQ)

Bibliography

  • Campbell, Lyle. (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509427-1.
  • Mithun, Marianne. (1999). The languages of Native North America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-23228-7 (hbk); ISBN 0-521-29875-X.

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Most languages are known to belong to language families (called simply "families" for the rest of this article).
Language families can be subdivided into smaller units, conventionally referred to as "branches" (because the history of a language family is often represented as a "tree" diagram).
Languages that cannot be reliably classified into any family are known as language isolates.
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