Kiliwa

noun

Ki·​li·​wa

kə̇ˈlēwə

variants or Kiliwi

-wē

plural Kiliwa or Kiliwas or Kiliwi or Kiliwis

1

a

: an Indian people of northern Lower California, Mexico

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Yuman language of the Kiliwa people

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