Kiliwa language

Kiliwa
Koleeu ñaja'
Native toMexico
RegionBaja California
EthnicityKiliwa
Native speakers
4 (2018)[1]
76 (2020)[2]
Latin
Official status
Official language in
 Mexico
Regulated byInstituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas
Language codes
ISO 639-3klb
Glottologkili1268
ELPKiliwa
Kiliwa is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Kiliwa (also 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.

76 people reported their language as Kiliwa in a 2020 census.[2] However, a count in 2018 found only 4 speakers remaining.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Kiliwa language in danger of extinction in Baja California". Veraz Informa (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  2. ^ a b Lenguas indígenas y hablantes de 3 años y más, 2020 INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020.