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).