Takic languages
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| Geographic distribution: | southern California |
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| Glottolog: | None |
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The Takic languages are a putative group of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken by Californian Native Americans in southern California. The Takic languages appear to be two distinct branches of Uto-Aztecan, Serran and Cupan, with similarities due to borrowing.
List of Takic languages
- Cahuilla language
- Cupeño language
- Luiseño language
- Serrano language
- Tongva language
- ?Tataviam language
- ?Nicoleño language
Classification
- Serrano-Gabrielino
- Cupan
- Cahuilla-Cupeño
- Luiseño-Juaneño
Morphology
Takic languages are agglutinative languages, where words use suffix complexes for a variety of purposes with several morphemes strung together.
References
External links
- The Limu Project (Active Language Revitalization)
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