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The Pueblo linguistic area (or Pueblo Sprachbund, Pueblo convergence area) is a Sprachbund (group of languages with similarities due to language contact) consisting of the language spoken in and near North American Pueblo locations. ==Language membership== The languages of the linguistic area are the following: * Hopi language * Keresan family * Tanoan family * Navajo language * Zuni language The languages belong to five different families: Hopi is Uto-Aztecan, Navajo is Athabaskan, Tanoan, Keresan, and Zuni, which is a language isolate. Navajo is only a marginal member of the Sprachbund and does not share all its linguistic features, as the ancestors of the Navajo originated from Canada and Alaska and were relatively recent newcomers to the Southwest. Tanoan consists of Taos, Picurís, Tewa, and Jemez. Keresan consists of Eastern Keres and Western Keres.〔Keresan (or Keres) has variously been considered as a small family of two languages or a single language of dialect chaining.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pueblo linguistic area」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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