Kiliwa
Kiliwa is a Cochimi-Yuman language spoken in Mexico. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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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.
Seventy-six people reported their language as Kiliwa in a 2020 census.
However, a count in 2018 found only four speakers remaining.
From Wikipedia · Kiliwa language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kiliwa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | mil* | |
| eye | yu* | |
| ear | smakl* | |
| nose | phi7* | |
| tooth | yaw* | |
| tongue | hapal* | |
| hand | sal* | |
| blood | takhwat* | |
| bone | hak* | |
| knee | milpok* | |
| breast | 5mayu* | |
| liver | laphe* | |
| water | ʼjaʼ | |
| fire | a7aw* | |
| sun | i75ay* | |
| star | masi7* | |
| stone | wey* | |
| mountain | wiy* | |
| tree | salhaq7tay* | |
| leaf | smaq* | |
| night | tiy* | |
| dog | that* | |
| fish | xatayltkwyaq* | |
| louse | x7Til* | |
| one | masig* | |
| two | xwaq* | |
| five | salchipam | |
| I | 5a7* | |
| you | ma7* | |
| we | 5a7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Havasupai-Walapai-YavapaiCochimi-Yuman33% alike
- PaipaiCochimi-Yuman31% alike
- CochimiCochimi-Yuman24% alike
- Tipai-Kumeyaay-HuertenoCochimi-Yuman20% alike
- CocopaCochimi-Yuman19% alike
- MaricopaCochimi-Yuman13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kili1268 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · klb