Purisimeño

PUY

Dialects: None known. Not intelligible with other Chumash varieties.

Genealogy:

Chumashan
Central Chumash

Demographics: No known L1 speakers.

Language Use: Chumash Living Language Revitalization Project established in 1999. Although only Ineseño [inz] descendants are organized as a recognized tribe, there is interest among all Chumash descendants in restoring their traditional culture and language.

Nation of Origin: United States