An inspirational story about linguist and Los Angeles Superior Court judge, Deborah Sanchez who is on a journey to reclaim, revitalize, and heal Šmuwič, a language from the Chumashan language family and spoked across the region that is now know as San Luis Obispo to Malibu, whose last L1 (first-language) speaker, Mary Yee, passed in 1965.
ELP Language
Šmuwič
ELP Categories
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Resource Types
News Story
Country
USA
Media Image
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Audience
Everyone
Journalists/Media
Language learners
Policymakers
Tag
Attitudes and Identity
Awakening Sleeping Languages and Language Revival
Journalism and News
Language and Wellbeing
URL
https://lbpost.com/news/education/chumashan-language-revitalize-deborah-sanchez…