Obispeño language

Obispeño
Obispeño
tiłhini
Native to	United States
Region	Californian coastal areas
Extinct	1917, with the death of Rosario Cooper
Language family	Chumashan Obispeño;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	obi
Glottolog	obis1242

Obispeño (also known as tiłhini) was one of the Chumash Native American languages previously spoken along the coastal areas of California. The primary source of documentation on the language is from the work of linguist J. P. Harrington.^[2]

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.

References

^ "Rosario Cooper". Northern Chumash Tribe.
^ "Obispeño – Survey of California and Other Indian Languages". linguistics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 3 June 2010.

External links

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[ytt-1] "Rosario Cooper". Northern Chumash Tribe.

[2] "Obispeño – Survey of California and Other Indian Languages". linguistics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 3 June 2010.

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