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Kiliwa

Kiliwa

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A language spoken by the Kiliwa people in Baja California, Mexico
  • noun
: kiliwa
  • She is studying the Kiliwa language to preserve her ancestral heritage.

Examples

  • Only a few elders still speak Kiliwa fluently in the community.

  • Many Kiliwa speakers live in Baja California.

  • Linguists are working to document Kiliwa before it becomes extinct.

  • The Kiliwa language is unique to the region.

  • Linguists are working to document Kiliwa before it becomes extinct.

  • Only a few elders still speak Kiliwa fluently in the community.

  • She is studying the Kiliwa language to preserve her ancestral heritage.

Synonyms

Kiliwa language
vsKiliwa
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A Native American language spoken by the Kiliwa people in Baja California, Mexico

is the simple name form used without the descriptive noun
Kiliwi
vsKiliwa
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A language spoken by the Kiliwi people in northern Baja California, Mexico

refers to the language across Baja California without a northern limit
Kiliwi language
vsKiliwa
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A language spoken by the Kiliwa people in northern Baja California, Mexico

presents the language as the currently spoken form without historic emphasis

Compounds

A Native American language spoken by the Kiliwa people in Baja California, Mexico

Surface Forms

Kiliwa singular
Kiliwas plural

Etymology

Kiliwa comes from the name the people use for their own language in northern Baja California, Mexico. So Kiliwa is used today to mean that Yuman language and reminds us it belongs to the Kiliwa community.