Liq’wala

proper noun

Language of the Liqwiltokw, dialect of Kwakʼwala.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Liḵ̕wala · alternative Lik̓ʷala · alternative Likʷala · alternative Liq̓ʷala

  1. Language of the Liqwiltokw, dialect of Kwakʼwala.

    There are 61 students in Ripple Rock Elementary’s Kwak̓wala Liq̓ʷala Bilingual program.

    2024, 2024 Campbell River’s Vital Signs, Campbell River Community Foundation, page 15

Origin

  1. Kwak'walaLiq̓ʷala
  2. EnglishLiq’wala

Borrowed from Kwak'wala Liq̓ʷala (NAPA spelling).

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Cite this entry
APA

Liq’wala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liq%E2%80%99wala

MLA

“Liq’wala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liq%E2%80%99wala. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Liq’wala,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liq%E2%80%99wala.

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