Nomlaki language

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 per Golla (2011). 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).

Nomlaki
Central Wintun
Native toUnited States
RegionNorthern California
EthnicityNomlaki people
Extinct(date missing)
At least 1 partial speaker
Wintuan
  • Northern
    • Nomlaki
Language codes
ISO 639-3nol
Glottolognoml1242
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.