Obispeño language
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.[2]
| Obispeño | |
|---|---|
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Southern Californian coastal areas |
| Extinct | 1917, with the death of Rosario Cooper |
Chumashan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | obi |
| Glottolog | obis1242[1] |
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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gollark: Yes, fair, I mean "cables" in the general sense.
gollark: Big things use coaxial cable. PCBs use... microstrips, I think?
gollark: No, you sometimes have to transmit RF signals down cables from your antenna.
gollark: Anyway, phones aren't really designed for external antennas, especially since carrying radio-frequency signals down cables or whatever is hard.
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Obispeno". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- "Obispeño – Survey of California and Other Indian Languages". linguistics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
External links
- Obispeño language — overview at the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages.
- Language-archives.org: OLAC resources in and about the Obispeño language
- California Language Archives: Obispeño language
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