Alternate Names: Kiliwi, Quiligua
Dialects: None known. Linguistically distinct from Paipai ,, Kumiai ,, and Cocopa , (Wares 1965).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 10 (Golla 2007). 29 (2000 INALI). 0 monolinguals (1993).
Language Use: No language retention efforts reported (Golla 2007). Kiliwa population sample understood Paipai [ppi] at 87%, but Paipai sample understood no Kiliwa. Used as L2 by Paipai [ppi].
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Mexico