Bakʷəmk̓ala

noun

Kwak'wala (in the broad sense)

OriginKwak'wala bakʷəmk̓ala →
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Meanings

noun

alternative Bak̓wa̱mk̓ala · alternative Bak̓ʷəmgala

  1. Kwak'wala (in the broad sense)

    Kʷak̓ʷala was my first language but after 40 years of not using it very much, I worked to relearn Kʷak̓ʷala when I joined the community driven language group Bakʷəmk̓ala where I first learned to read and write Kʷak̓ʷala in 2001.

    2025, “Board of Directors”, in The Language Conservancy Canada, retrieved 15 Sep 2025

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kwak'wala

Origin

  1. Kwak'walabakʷəmk̓ala
  2. EnglishBakʷəmk̓ala

Unadapted borrowing from Kwak'wala bakʷəmk̓ala (NAPA).

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APA

Bakʷəmk̓ala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bak%CA%B7%C9%99mk%CC%93ala

MLA

“Bakʷəmk̓ala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bak%CA%B7%C9%99mk%CC%93ala. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bakʷəmk̓ala,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bak%CA%B7%C9%99mk%CC%93ala.

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