"Kwak'wala" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Kwak̓wala [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Kwak'wala Kwak̓wala. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|kwk|Kwak̓wala}} Borrowed from Kwak'wala Kwak̓wala Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} Kwak'wala
  1. (broad sense) Wakashan language traditionally spoken by Kwakwaka'wakw people around Queen Charlotte Strait in Western Canada. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-Kwak'wala-en-noun-aD908~PC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Languages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Languages: 74 26
  2. (strict sense) Dialect spoken by the Kwagu'ł. Tags: strict-sense
    Sense id: en-Kwak'wala-en-noun-5CvS2Ks4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Bak̓wa̱mk̓ala, Bakʷəmk̓ala, Bak̓ʷəmgala, Kwakiutl
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