Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kwak'wala

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kwak'wala
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Wakashan language traditionally spoken by Kwakwaka'wakw people around Queen Charlotte Strait in Western Canada.

noun

Dialect spoken by the Kwagu'ł.

Example Sentences

"A new language immersion program is coming to a Vancouver Island elementary school — and no, it's not the typical Spanish or Mandarin language programs. It's Kwak'wala. School District 72 recently gave the green light for the new pilot project in the Kwak'wala language and culture at Ripple Rock Elementary in Campbell River."
"Their team is working with elders to develop a framework for a new teaching method for Kwak’wala, grounded in the unique cultural lens of Kwakwaka’wakw communities. The language, deeply tied to land and health, means it cannot be taught using conventional Western pedagogy alone, Child explained."

Etymology

Borrowed from Kwak'wala Kwak̓wala.

Inflected Forms

Kwak̓wala (alternative)

Synonyms

Bak̓wa̱mk̓ala Bakʷəmk̓ala Bak̓ʷəmgala Kwakiutl

Questions

What does kwak'wala mean?: Wakashan language traditionally spoken by Kwakwaka'wakw people around Queen Charlotte Strait in Western Canada.
Where does kwak'wala come from?: Borrowed from Kwak'wala Kwak̓wala.

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