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The language of the Chumash people is called Chumash. There are or have been six Chumashan languages (different versions of Chumash).
They are:
- Northern Chumash (Obispeño or Tilhini)
- Island Chumash
- Purisimeño
- Ineseño (also spelled Inezeño), now called Samala by those hwho speak it
- Barbareño (now called Shmuwich or Šmuwič)
- Ventureño (now called Mitsqanaqa'n)
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How did chumash get there name?
chumash represents "bread maker" or "seashell people"
How did chumash get their name?
they got their name from what it ment.
What does the name chumash mean?
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What is the name of a chumash's home?
it is a hut
What is the meaning of the chumash tribes Name?
The word Chumash has been translated as "shell people" or "bead maker" - both are possible if the beads in question were made of sea shells.However, in the recorded Samala/Inezeño Chumash language the word for abalone shell is t'aya; mussel shell is t'o'. In fact the word Chumash originally onlyreferred to the occupants of Limuw, Santa Cruz Island, who spoke their own dialect.
How the chumash Indians got their name?
they lived in californiajjkkjjkk
What is the related tribes with the chumash tribe?
The Chumash of California were originally a large tribe of perhaps 20,000 people but they have declined considerably in numbers and their language is practically extinct (although there are currently efforts being made to teach the language to tribal members).The Chumash language is now classified as unlike any other native American language; this also means that no other tribes are very closely related to the Chumash people.The neighbouring Salinan people share many cultural traits (loose tribal organisation, hunter/gatherer lifestyle, very small local populations and so on) but are not considered to be related.
What languages are spoken by Chumash Indians?
The Chumash of California are classified as speaking a Hokan language which was made up of various dialects - in the Santa Ynez Valley the language was called Shamala, which was also the native name for themselves. Other dialects are today called Purisimeno, Ventureno, Barbareno, Obiospeno and others - they have all become nearly or totally extinct.A few words in Samala Chumash are:matak' (adobe)mo (paint)momu (black paint)muhu (horned owl)mup (cave)maxa (to be blind)mayawi (to be dizzy)
What is the Chumash?
chumash is a indiantribe
What is the name of a reservation in California?
Chumash Reservation, Santa Ynez, CA
What were their major achievements of the Chumash tribe?
chumash acheivments
What is a sentence for chumash?
The Chumash people lived along the coast of California and were known for their seafaring abilities.
