Languages


Photo by Carolyn Horsman

Dorothy Ramon was one of the last fluent speakers of the Serrano Language.

Welcome to our language section.
These pages will be dedicated to the exploration of Native Southern California languages and their preservation.

Watch for additional sounds and stories coming soon.

 

Pronunciation Guide for Serrano
by Arkamez Blankenship

Ahiik Arn'kin Taaqtav 
Vowels in Serrano

a	/a/ in bar
aa	/a/ in bar (but dragged  longer; baaar)
e	Found

Ahiik Temkin Taaqtav
Consonants in Serrano

'	Glottal stop, the sound between “uh” and “oh” in “uh-oh”
c	/c