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Kili language

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Native to
  
Russia, China

ISO 639-3
  
None (mis)

Native speakers
  
(40 cited 1989–1990)

Glottolog
  
kile1243

Language family
  
Tungusic Northern? Evenki group Kili

Kili (Kirin, Kila), known as Hezhe or more specifically Qileen (奥罗克 Qílēi'ēn) in Chinese and also as the Kur-Urmi dialect of Nanai, is a Tungusic language of Russia and China. Nanai is a Southern Tungusic language, and Kili has traditionally been considered one of the diverse dialects of Nanai, but it "likely belongs to the northern group".

References

Kili language Wikipedia