Well, everywhere and nowhere.
Ever turn left off Ocean onto Moomat Ahiko Way to merge onto PCH? Ever wonder who, but who, is Moomat Ahiko? We 've often passed many a drive up to Malibu speculating. A local politician maybe. Or perhaps some business man who coughed up enough dough to have his way. Or some positive force in another part of the world. Some war-ending, people-feeding, goodwill-sharing, tree-hugging son of gun. From Africa. Bali. Japan.
Turns out Moomat Ahiko means breath of the ocean or breath of the sea in Shoshon, the language of the Tongvan Native Americans, who are native to the area. Thought it was the Chumash? Nope. The Chumash inhabited the stretch between Malibu and Paso Robles.
You do learn something new everyday. Thanks for the lesson in local lore Yo Venice!
In quite a few articles , it has said it is Chumash for " breath of the ocean. I wonder how that story originated if it is Tonva?! It makes sense though that it would be tongva. The Chumash Indians helped make the boat, but I doubt they would have named to a Chumash Name rather than a tongva.
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