Wintuan Languages

Wintuan Languages

Wintuan (also Wintun, Wintoon, Copeh, Copehan) is a family of languages spoken in the Sacramento Valley of central Northern California.

All Wintuan languages are severely endangered.

Read more about Wintuan Languages:  Family Division, Bibliography

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