kiliwa

• Substantif désignant un membre d'un peuple amérindien d'Amérique du Nord vivant au nord de la Basse-Californie, ou la langue yumane parlée par ce peuple.

A noun referring to a member of a North American Indian people living in northern Baja California, or the Yuman language spoken by that people.

nom propre

1. Indigenous peopleC1formal

   A member of a Native American group residing in the northern region of Baja California, Mexico.

   Kiliwa (peuple autochtone)

   • The Kiliwa have a rich cultural heritage in Baja California.
   • Anthropologists have studied the traditions of the Kiliwa people.
   • The Kiliwa maintain their ancestral lands in northern Baja.

   Synonymeskiliwi

2. C1formal

   The Yuman language spoken by the Kiliwa people.

   kiliwa (langue)

   • The Kiliwa language is part of the Yuman language family.
   • Efforts are being made to preserve the Kiliwa language.
   • Fewer than 100 people speak Kiliwa today.

   Synonymeskiliwi