Kiliwa language
Kiliwa, alternate Names: Kiliwi, Ko’lew or Quiligua (in Kiliwa: Koleeu ñaja') is a Yuman language spoken in Baja California, in the far northwest of Mexico, by the Kiliwa people.
| Kiliwa | |
|---|---|
| Koleeu ñaja' | |
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Baja California |
| Ethnicity | Kiliwa |
Native speakers | 4 (2018) |
Yuman–Cochimí
| |
| Latin | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Mexico |
| Regulated by | Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | klb |
| Glottolog | kili1268 |
| ELP | Kiliwa |
Kiliwa is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
76 people reported their language as Kiliwa in a 2020 census. However, a count in 2018 found only 4 speakers remaining.
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