Obispeño language

Obispeño
Spoken in Southern Californian coastal areas
Extinct ?
Language family
Chumashan
  • Obispeño
Language codes
ISO 639-3 obi

Obispeño (also known as Northern Chumash) was one of the Chumash Native American languages previously spoken along the coastal areas of Southern California. The primary source of documentation on the language is from the work of linguist J. P. Harrington.[1]

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Classification

Obispeño is classified as the sole member of the northern branch of the Chumashan language family.

Geographic distribution

Obispeño was spoken in the region of San Luis Obispo, California.

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