| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 124 (2010 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States ( California, Death Valley region) | |
| Languages | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Shoshone and Comanche |
The Timbisha ("rock paint",[1] Timbisha language: Nümü Tümpisattsi) are a Native American tribe federally recognized as the Death Valley Timbisha Shoshone Band of California.[2] They are known as the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe[1] and are located in south central California, near the Nevada border.[3] As of the 2010 Census the population of the Village was 124. The older members still speak the ancestral language, also called Timbisha.
- ^ a b "Timbisha Shoshone Tribe of Death Valley" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ The name has been widely misspelled as Timbi-Sha, but the word timbisha is from tɨm "rock" and pisa "paint" and cannot be divided into Timbi-sha.
- ^ "California Indians and Their Reservations". SDSU Library and Information Access. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.