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Kwakiutl

Kwakiutl

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The traditional language of a Native people on northern Vancouver Island in Canada
  • noun
  • /kwɑːˈkiːuːtəl/
: idioma kwakiutl
  • The Kwakiutl language is an important part of the cultural heritage of the Kwakiutl people.

Examples

  • Many linguists study the Kwakiutl to understand its unique grammatical structure.

  • The Kwakiutl was used during traditional ceremonies to preserve ancestral stories.

  • However, tribes situated in the Canadian West are also included in these volumes: Volume Ten includes the Kwakiutl, Volume Eleven the Haida, and Volume Eighteen has the Chipewyan and Cree (Curtis Archive).

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

Kwakiutl language
vsKwakiutl
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A native language spoken by the Kwakiutl people on the west coast of Canada

is identical in meaning but omits the Canada mention

Compounds

Kwakiutl language
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A native language spoken by the Kwakiutl people on the west coast of Canada

Surface Forms

Kwakiutl singular
Kwakiutls plural

Etymology

Kwakiutl also names the language the people speak. The word comes from their own Kwak'wala language, so Kwakiutl can mean both the people and their language, like 'English'.