Nomlaki language

Nomlaki
Central Wintun
Nomlāqa Bōda
Native toUnited States
RegionNorthern California
EthnicityNomlaki people
Native speakers
≥1 partial speaker (2011)
Wintuan
  • Northern
    • Nomlaki
Language codes
ISO 639-3nol
Glottolognoml1242

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. There is at least one partial speaker left.

Nomlaki Indians, or in their own language Nomlāqa Bōda; nom is 'west', and lāqa is a verb form of 'speak', thus 'western speakers' (but 'western dwellers', J. Curtin 1898 in F. W. Hodge 1910).