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The Wintu (also Northern Wintun) are Native Americans who live in what is now Northern California. They are part of a loose association of peoples known collectively as the Wintun (or Wintuan). There are three major groups that make up the Wintu speaking people: the Wintu (Northern Wintun), Nomlaki (Central Wintun), and Patwin (Southern Wintun). The Wintu language is part of the Penutian language family.

Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Wintu
Ethnic group.image: File:California, Wintu, late 19th century - Gift Bowl - 1917.464 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
Ethnic group.image_caption: Wintu basket, c. 1890s,Cleveland Museum of Art
Ethnic group.population: 2,500 (three major groups)
Ethnic group.popplace: Northern Sacramento Valley, California
Ethnic group.rels: Christianity, Native religion
Ethnic group.langs: English, formerly Wintu
Ethnic group.related: Wintun (Nomlaki and Patwin), Yokuts
Ethnonym.person: Wintʰu
Ethnonym.people: Wintʰun
Ethnonym.language: Wintʰuh
Ethnonym.country