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Keresan

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Ker·e·san  (kr-sn)
n.
Any of a group of languages spoken by certain Pueblo peoples.

Kere·san adj.


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His beloved great-grandfather had taught him the ancient Acoma tribal ways and the Keresan language, and when the old man died Kendall became the last living member of the Snake Clan.
Also, according to Parsons, Spider Grandmother offers aid to the mythological Pueblo twin brothers in their martial feats: "In Keresan mythology Sussistinnako is the universal mother, and Sussistinnako is Spider.
In addition to Spanish and English, residents of the various tribes communicate in seven indigenous American Indian languages (Apache, Keresan, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Navajo, and Zunian).
 
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