Haku ’ał’aliwǝ’ǝ,
I have started this blog to help disperse information about the language and culture of the Chumash people living in and around present-day Ventura, California. The village that used to be where Ventura is was called Mitsqanqan̓, and so we can refer to the language from that area as Ventureño (the Spanish name) Chumash or Mitsqanaqan̓ Chumash.
I plan to post interesting linguistic topics here in a form easy to digest for the non-linguist. As it is relevant, I will also include cultural notes. If you are Ventureño Chumash, however, you are encouraged to contribute! I also plan to use this blog to host podcasts, and those can be useful for learning about the spoken form of Mitsqanaqan̓. As I find them, I will post relevant links on the side of the blog.
Kayakna'ał,
Tim
