Bak̓wamk̓ala

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Bak̓wamk̓ala is a dialect of the Kwakʼwala language traditionally spoken by the Bak̓wamk̓ala-speaking Kwakwakaʼwakw people of coastal British Columbia, Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kwakʼwala dialect
dialect
belongsTo Northwest Coast linguistic area NERFINISHED
country Canada
culturalAssociation Kwakwakaʼwakw ceremonial life
Kwakwakaʼwakw potlatch traditions
ethnicity Kwakwakaʼwakw NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Bakwamkala NERFINISHED
Bak̓wamak̓ala NERFINISHED
hasAncestorLanguage Proto-Wakashan NERFINISHED
hasPhonologicalFeature complex consonant system
glottalized consonants
rich consonant inventory
uvular consonants
hasSociolinguisticStatus heritage language
hasStatus endangered language
hasType First Nations language
indigenous language of North America
isEndangered true
isMinorityLanguageIn Canada NERFINISHED
isPartOf Kwakwakaʼwakw cultural area NERFINISHED
isRecognizedAs Aboriginal language of Canada
isRelatedTo G̱uc̓ala
Kwakʼwala NERFINISHED
Nakʼwala NERFINISHED
T̓łat̓łasik̓wala NERFINISHED
isSubjectOf language revitalization efforts
isTaughtIn community-based language programs
languageBranch Northern Wakashan languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Wakashan languages NERFINISHED
region coastal British Columbia
script Latin script
spokenBy Bak̓wamk̓ala-speaking Kwakwakaʼwakw people
Kwakwakaʼwakw NERFINISHED
spokenIn British Columbia NERFINISHED
Canada
Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED
subdivisionOf Kwakʼwala NERFINISHED
writingSystem Roman alphabet NERFINISHED

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Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwak’wala) hasDialects Bak̓wamk̓ala
subject surface form: Kwakʼwala