Nomlaki language
Wintuan language of California, US
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Nomlaki (Noamlakee), or Wintun, is a moribund Wintuan language of Northern California. It was not extensively documented; however, some recordings exist of speaker Andrew Freeman and Sylvester Simmons.[2] There is at least one partial speaker left.[1]
NativetoUnited States
RegionNorthern California
EthnicityNomlaki people
Native speakers
≥1 partial speaker (2011)[1]| Nomlaki | |
|---|---|
| Central Wintun | |
| Nomlāqa Bōda | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Northern California |
| Ethnicity | Nomlaki people |
Native speakers | ≥1 partial speaker (2011)[1] |
Wintuan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nol |
| Glottolog | noml1242 |
Nomlaki Indians, or in their own language Nomlāqa Bōda; nom is 'west', and lāqa is a verb form of 'speak',[3] thus 'western speakers' (but 'western dwellers', J. Curtin 1898 in F. W. Hodge 1910).
