Solano is an isolated language that existed until the 18th century in northeastern Mexico and probably in neighboring Texas .
| Solano | |
|---|---|
| Self name | is unknown |
| Countries | USA , Mexico |
| Regions | Texas |
| Total number of speakers | no |
| Status | disappeared |
| Extinct | XVIII century |
| Classification | |
| Category | Languages of North America |
| Isolated language | |
| Writing | unwritten |
| Language Codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | - |
| ISO 639-2 | - |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| IETF | |
| Glottolog | |
Spreading the language solano before contact with Europeans
Only the list of 21 words is known, which appeared between 1703-1708 in the book of the baptized mission of San Francisco - Solano. Presumably, the language belonged to the Indians who lived in the area of the mission, apparently to the tribe of therocodame. It is also assumed that native speakers of Solano resided in the area of the 18th century missions in Eagle Pass , now Texas .
Literature
- Campbell, Lyle. (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America . New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509427-1 .
- Goddard, Ives (Ed.). (1996). Languages . Handbook of North American Indians (WC Sturtevant, General Ed.) (Vol. 17). Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 0-16-048774-9 .
- Sturtevant, William C. (Ed.). (1978-present). Handbook of North American Indians (Vol. 1-20). Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. (Vols. 1-3, 16, 18-20 not yet published).