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Keres LanguageThe 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. Dialects 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 //) in English. It is often replaced by Keresan, pronounced "keREEsan" (//), by at least some bilingual speakers. External links 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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