Editing Lompoc, California (section)

==Name==
The [[Western Institute for Endangered Language Documentation]] (WIELD) confirmed that the Chumash Purisimeño word lumpo'o̥ translates to 'in the cheeks'. Chumash placenames were often named after body parts such as: the eye, face, kneecap, the eyelash, shoulder, nose, tongue, and white of the eye.<ref>APPLEGATE, RICHARD B. “Chumash Placenames.” The Journal of California Anthropology, vol. 1, no. 2, 1974, pp. 187–205. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/27824791. Accessed October 21, 2020.</ref> It used to be believed that Lompoc translated to 'stagnant waters'<ref>McCall, Lynne & Rosalind, Perry, red. (1991): The Chumash People: Materials for Teachers and Students. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. San Luis Obispo, CA: EZ Nature Books. ISBN 0-945092-23-7. Page 29.</ref> as was first mentioned in the 1974 paper ''Chumash Placenames'' by Richard Applegate. In 1981 the writings of [[John P. Harrington]] were cataloged at the [[Smithsonian]] Museum and quoted [[Maria Solares]] with the correct Lompoc translation. WIELD eventually researched and corrected the record in 2018.