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Also Known As:
Kwakiutl, Kwakwaka'wakw, Kwak'wala, Kwakiutl, Kwagiutl
Dialects & Varieties
- Southern
- Northern
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
139
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Speakers
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
367
Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
6224
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