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Keres (/ ˈ k eɪ r eɪ s /), [2] also Keresan (/ ˈ k ɛ r ə s ən /), is a Native American language, spoken by the Keres Pueblo people in New Mexico. Depending on the analysis, Keres is considered a small language family or a language isolate with several dialects .
They speak English, Keresan languages, and in one pueblo Keresan Sign Language. The seven Keres pueblos are: Cochiti Pueblo or Kotyit ("Stone Kiva"); Cochiti Pueblo people: Kotyitiemeh ("People of the North Mountains, i.e. Cochiti people") San Felipe Pueblo or Katishtya (People down by the river ”The place where the White Shells are”)
Sherzer suggests that the 2-2-1 vowel system found in Tanoan languages (i u - e o - a) may be a result of contact with Zuni and Keresan language families. [3] Sherzer states, "A 2-2-1 vowel system is a Pueblo-centered regional areal trait. Its development in some Tanoan languages may be due to contact with Zuni and Keresan." [4]
As a result, each Pueblo language is not easily understood by speakers of the other languages, with English now working as the lingua franca of the region. Keresan : family to which Western and Eastern Keres belong, considered by some a language isolate consisting of a dialect continuum spoken at the pueblos of Acoma, Laguna , Santa Ana , Zia ...
The population of the pueblo is composed of Native Americans who speak Keres, an eastern dialect of the Keresan languages.Like several other Pueblo peoples, they have a matrilineal kinship system, [7] in which children are considered born into the mother's family and clan, and inheritance and property pass through the maternal line.
The Cochiti pueblo people are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans. According to the Keres Online Dictionary the Keresan-name for the People of Cochiti Pueblo is K’úutìim’é ("People from the Mountains, i.e. Cochiti people"). [10] The Cochiti speak Eastern Keres, a dialect of the Keresan language, a language isolate. [11]
Keresan Sign Language, also known as Keresan Pueblo Indian Sign Language (KPISL) or Keresign, is a village sign language spoken by many of the inhabitants of a Keresan pueblo with a relatively high incidence of congenital deafness (the pueblo is not identified in sources, but the cited population suggests it is Zia Pueblo, New Mexico).
Location of the Pueblo of Zia. The Zia / ˈ z iː ə / or Tsʾíiyʾamʾé are an indigenous nation centered at Zia Pueblo (Tsi'ya), a Native American reservation in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The Zia are known for their pottery and use of the sun symbol. They are one of the Keres Pueblo peoples and speak the Eastern Keres language. [2]