Chumash

¹

[ choo-mash ]

noun

, plural Chu·mash·es, (especially collectively) Chu·mash

1. a member of an American Indian people who formerly inhabited the southern California coast from San Luis Obispo to Santa Monica Bay, as well as the Santa Barbara Islands and the interior westward to the San Joaquin Valley: noted for their sophisticated seacraft and rock paintings.
2. any of the Hokan languages of the Chumash, at least six in number, all now extinct.

Chumash

²

[ Sephardic Hebrew khoo-mahsh; Ashkenazic Hebrew khoom-uhsh ]

noun

, Hebrew.

, plural Chu·ma·shim [kh, oo-mah-, sheem, kh, oo, -, maw, -shim].

1. Humash.

chumash

/ ˈxʊməʃ; xʊˈmaʃ /

noun

1. Judaism a printed book containing one of the Five Books of Moses

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chumash¹

literally: a fifth (part of the Torah)

Example Sentences

And just this month, Biden announced the creation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary — a 4,500-square-mile national marine sanctuary to be “managed with tribal, Indigenous community involvement.”

From Salon

The Biden administration and Native tribes will commemorate the designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, which has territory overlapping with the sanctuary and is the only federally recognized Chumash tribe, has been designated as NOAA’s key Indigenous partner.

From Los Angeles Times

The Biden administration, members of Congress and native tribes will commemorate the designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary on Monday — the first such preserve in California to be managed in cooperation with Indigenous peoples.

From Los Angeles Times

“I am overwhelmed with pride for our community and just how much, how far we’ve been able to come in such a short time,” said Kenneth Kahn, chairman of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.

From Los Angeles Times