| The Kumeyaay, also known as 'Iipay-Tiipay or by the historical Spanish name Diegueño, is a tribe of Indigenous peoples of the Americas who live at the northern border of Baja California in Mexico and the southern border of California in the United States. They are an indigenous people of California.
The Kumeyaay language belongs to the Yuman–Cochimí language family. The Kumeyaay consist of three related groups, the 'Iipay, Tiipay and Kamia. The San Diego River loosely divided the 'Iipay and the Tiipay historical homelands, while the Kamia lived in the eastern desert areas. The 'Iipay lived to the north, from Escondido to Lake Henshaw, while the Tiipay lived to the south, in lands including the Laguna Mountains, Ensenada, and Tecate. The Kamia lived to the east in an area that included Mexicali and bordered the Salton Sea. |
