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Takic languages

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Geographic distribution
  
southern California

Glottolog
  
None

Subdivisions
  
Serran Cupan

Takic languages

Linguistic classification
  
Uto-Aztecan Northern Takic

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.

Contents

List of Takic languages

  • Cahuilla language
  • Cupeño language
  • Luiseño language
  • Serrano language
  • Tongva language
  • ?Tataviam language
  • ?Nicoleño language

    • Classification

  • Serrano-Gabrielino
  • Cupan

    • Morphology

    Takic languages are agglutinative languages, where words use suffix complexes for a variety of purposes with several morphemes strung together.

    References

    Takic languages Wikipedia
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