Meanings
- pluralsingularU'mista spelling of Liq’wala.
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There are five dialects (Kwak̕wala, Liḵ̕wala, T̓łat’ła̱sḵwa̱la, ‘Nak̕wala, and Gut̕sala; [...]) across twenty Nations. Kwak̕wala has been the term used to describe the language as a whole, although this practice is slowly changing to more accurately reflect the dialect differences between Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw communities.
2020, Keisha Everson, “Da̱nx̱a̱laga̱litła̱n’s ‘We Will Sing in the House’: Reclaiming Domains of the Home Through Song in Kwak̓wala”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), University of Victoria
Origin
- Kwak'walaliḵ̕wala
- EnglishLiḵ̕wala
Unadapted borrowing from Kwak'wala liḵ̕wala (U'mista spelling).
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Liḵ̕wala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Li%E1%B8%B5%CC%95wala
“Liḵ̕wala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Li%E1%B8%B5%CC%95wala. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Liḵ̕wala,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Li%E1%B8%B5%CC%95wala.
Source: Liḵ̕wala on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.