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Seri Indian Language (Cmique, Comcaac)

Seri is considered by some linguists to be a member of the Hokan language family, possibly most closely related to the extinct California languages Salinan and Chumash. There are around 500 Seri speakers in Sonora today.

˜Seri Language

Seri language samples and resources.

˜Seri Culture and History

Information and links about the Seri tribe past and present.

˜Seri Language Resources –

Our Online Seri Materials

Seri Vocabulary
Our list of vocabulary words in the Seri language, with comparison to words in other Hokan languages.

Seri Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Serian Family: Seri
Cmiique (Seri) language information including audio files, vocabulary, and Spanish-language linguistic articles.

Seri Orthography

Seri Numbers

Seri Texr:
Scanned-in Seri language materials from the Rosetta Project.

Seri Words

Knoiki Iitom:
Words and phrases in the Seri language.

Sonoran Placenames:
Chart of Southwestern place names in Seri, Pima Bajo, and Pima-Papago.

Why the Seri Language Is Important and Interesting
Article on Seri linguistics from the Journal of the Southwest. (You have to pay to read it.)

Bible Verses in Mexican Languages: Seri de Sonora

Seri Genesis Translation:
Seri translations of several Biblical passages.

Seri Prayers:
Seri translation of the Lord's Prayer.

Seri Language
Demographic information about Seri from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Lengua Seri:
Information on the Seri language in Spanish.
Seris:
Seri links.

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