Seri is an indigenous language spoken by the Seri people in two coastal villages, Punta Chueca and El Desemboque, on the coast of the state of Sonora, Mexico, with between roughly 716 and 900 speakers as of recent counts, including 720 native speakers recorded in the 2020 census. It is generally considered a language isolate; attempts to place it within the theoretical Hokan language family have found no concrete supporting evidence. UNESCO classifies Seri as vulnerable, and while the language remains in vigorous daily use within its community, some children are now growing up monolingual in Spanish, a trend that concerns community members about the language's longer-term transmission.
Facts
RegionThe coastal villages of Punta Chueca and El Desemboque in the state of Sonora, Mexico 1 Speaker Count Proto-Language StatusNo proto-language: Seri is generally considered a language isolate; a proposed link to a theoretical Hokan family has found no concrete supporting evidence 1 In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Seri Language
Wikimedia FoundationLead section, paragraph 1: villages and state clause
Punta Chueca and El Desemboque, two villages on the coast of Sonora, Mexico
Lead section: classification sentence
The language is generally considered a language isolate, but attempts have been made to include it in the theoretical Hokan language family.
Infobox: Native speakers field
Native speakers: 720 (2020 census)
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