Kwak'wala

English Alternative forms en Kwak̓wala NAPA, U'mista Etymology en kwk Kwak̓wala. Noun en noun en broad sense Wakashan language traditionally spoken by Kwakwaka'wakw people around Queen Charlotte Strait in Western Canada. en Clare Hennig New Indigenous immersion program launching to teach kindergartners Kwak'wala w:CBC News 2019-03-03 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. en Elizabeth McSheffrey Researchers in B.C. could help save one of the world’s most complex Indigenous languages w:Global News 2022-02-08 https://globalnews.ca/news/8604620/bc-researchers-revitalizing-indigenous-language/ 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260612023832/https://globalnews.ca/news/8604620/bc-researchers-revitalizing-indigenous-language/ 12 June 2026 en strict sense Dialect spoken by the Kwagu'ł. Synonyms Bak̓wa̱mk̓ala Bakʷəmk̓ala Bak̓ʷəmgala Kwakiutl en Languages