Liḵ̕wala

See also: Likwala, Likʷala, and Lik̓ʷala

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Kwak'wala liḵ̕wala (U'mista spelling).

Noun

Liḵ̕wala sg or pl

  1. U'mista spelling of Liq’wala.
    • 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)‎[1], University of Victoria:
      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.
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