Kiliwa
A language of Mexico
| Population | 28 (1994 SIL). |
| Region | Baja California Norte, Arroyo León, Agua Escondida, La Parra southeast of Ensenada, south of the Paipai, Tipai, and Cocopa. |
| Language map |
Mexico, reference number 3 |
| Alternate names | Kiliwi, Quiligua |
| Dialects | Linguistically distinct from Paipai, Tipai, Cocopa (Wares 1965). |
| Classification | Hokan, Esselen-Yuman, Yuman, Kiliwa |
| Language use | Kiliwa population sample understood Paipai [ppi] at 87%, but Paipai sample understood no Kiliwa. |
| Comments | Nearly extinct. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
WARES, Alan C., author. 1965. A comparative study of Yuman consonantism.
WARES, Alan C., author. 1968. A comparative study of Yuman consonantism.
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