Cruzeño language
In this article, the topic of Cruzeño language will be explored in depth, with the aim of exhaustively analyzing its various facets and offering a complete vision of its importance and impact on today's society. Along these lines, both historical and cultural aspects will be addressed, as well as recent studies and findings related to Cruzeño language. Additionally, different perspectives and opinions from experts in the field will be examined in order to shed light on this ever-evolving topic. It is hoped that this article will not only provide valuable information, but also generate reflection and debate about Cruzeño language, in order to promote a deeper and richer understanding of this topic.
| Cruzeño | |
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| Isleño | |
| Island Chumash | |
| Native to | California, United States |
| Region | Santa Cruz Island, Santa Rosa Island |
| Extinct | 1915, with the death of Fernando Librado |
Chumashan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | crz |
| Glottolog | cruz1243 |
Cruzeño, also known as Isleño (Ysleño) or Island Chumash, was one of the Chumashan languages spoken along the coastal areas of Southern California. It shows evidence of mixing between a core Chumashan language such as Barbareño or Ventureño and an indigenous language of the Channel Islands. The latter was presumably spoken on the islands since the end of the last ice age separated them from the mainland; Chumash would have been introduced in the first millennium after the introduction of plank canoes on the mainland. Evidence of the substratum language is retained in a noticeably non-Chumash phonology, and basic non-Chumash words such as those for 'water' and 'house'.
References
- ^ Golla, Victor. (2011). California Indian Languages. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-5202-6667-4
- Heizer R. F., ed. 1952. California Indian linguistic records: The Mission Indian vocabularies of Alphonse Pinart. University of California Anthropological Records 15:1-84.
- Heizer R. F., ed. 1952. California Indian linguistic records: The Mission Indian vocabularies of H.W. Henshaw. University of California Anthropological Records 15:85-202.
External links
- Island Chumash language — overview at the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
- Berkeley.edu; California Language Archive: Island Chumash language
- Language-archives.org: OLAC resources about the Cruzeño language
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