Chumashan languages (proposed)

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Chumashan languages (proposed) refers to a hypothesized Native American language family of coastal California, suggested to include Chumashan and possibly Salinan in a larger genetic grouping.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hypothesized language phylum
proposed language family
basisOfProposal lexical similarities
structural similarities
belongsToMacroArea North America
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnicGroup Chumash people
Salinan people
evidenceStatus insufficient for consensus
fieldOfStudy Native American linguistics
historical linguistics
glottologStatus not established as a valid family
hasAlternativeName Chumashan–Salinan (proposed)
hasPart Chumashan languages
Salinan language
ISOStatus no ISO 639-5 code
languageFamilyStatus hypothetical
linguisticClassificationStatus controversial
not widely accepted
proposedBy various historical linguists
region California, United States
surface form: California
rejectedBy many specialists in California indigenous languages
relatedTo Chumashan languages
surface form: Chumashan language family

Salinan language
subclassOf Amerindian language grouping
Native American language family
subregion coastal California
timeDepth distant genetic relationship (proposed)
topicOf debates on genetic classification of California languages

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Salinan language relatedTo Chumashan languages (proposed)