The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: CHS
ISO 639-2: nai
| Population | No speakers out of a possible 100 population (1977 SIL). |
| Region | Southern California coast near Santa Barbara. |
| Classification | Chumash. |
| Comments | Extinct since 1965. Inherently unintelligible Chumash varieties formerly spoken included Obispeño, Ineseño, Purisimeño, Barbareño, Ventureño, and Cruzeño (Island Chumash, Isleño), named after the missions to which they were brought. Marianne Mithun says it is not Hokan. Extinct. |
