Indigenous Languages of the North American Northwest Coast - Kwak'wala, Chinook Jargon, Languages of Canada, Tlingit Language (Paperback)

Chapters: Kwak'wala, Chinook Jargon, Languages of Canada, Tlingit language, Halkomelem language, Nuxalk language, Nuu-chah-nulth language, Haida language, Saanich language, Oowekyala dialect, Eyak language, Klallam language, Makah language, Lushootseed language, Clatsop people, Nisqually, Squamish language, Heiltsuk-Oowekyala language, Nooksack language, Quinault people, Takelma language, Heiltsuk dialect, Nitinaht language, Haisla language, Siuslaw people, Chehalis people, North Straits Salish languages, Twana language, Cowlitz language, Shashishalh language, Lummi language, Wasco-Wishram language, Comox language, Whulshootseed language, Klickitat language, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 49. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Kwak'wala (sometimes called Kwagiutl or Kwakiutl) is the Indigenous language spoken by the Kwakwaka'wakw. It belongs to the Wakashan language family. There are about 250 Kwak'wala speakers today, which amounts to 5% of the Kwakwaka'wakw population. Because of the small number of speakers, and the fact that very few children learn Kwak'wala as a first language, its long-term viability is in question. However, interest from many Kwakwaka'wakw in preserving their language and a number of revitalization projects are countervailing pressures which may extend the viability of the language. The ethnonym Kwakwaka'wakw means "speakers of Kwak'wala," effectively defining an ethnic connection between different tribes by reference to a shared language. However, the Kwak'wala spoken by each tribe exhibits dialectical differences which may be quite significant in some cases. There are four major dialects which are unambiguously dialects of Kwak'wala: Kwak wala, 'Nak wala, G uc ala and T at asik wala. In addition to these dialects, there are also Kwakwaka'wakw tribes that speak Liq'wala. Liq'...http: //booksllc.net/?id=3171159