Kwakiutl

KWK

shifting

Alternate Names: Kwagiutl, Kwak’wala

Dialects: None known. Related to Haisla , and Heiltsuk ,.

Genealogy:

Wakashan
Northern Wakashan
Kwakiutlan

Demographics: 500 in Canada (2011 census). Population total all countries: 585. Ethnic population: 3,500 (Golla 2007).

Language Use: Shifting to English [eng]. Speakers 35 and older.

Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1882–1900.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Canada