Obispeño (also known as ) is one of the extinct 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.
Classification Obispeño is classified as the sole member of the northern branch of the Chumashan language family. It has two dialects, a northern and southern dialect.
Geographic distribution Obispeño was spoken in the region of San Luis Obispo, California.
Orthography The yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe uses an alphabet based on the International Phonetic Alphabet (and the Americanist phonetic notation) to transcribe Obispeño.
References
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 Obispeño language at the Northern Chumash tribe website