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Liḵ̕wala

Liḵ̕wala noun: u'mista spelling of Liq’wala.

Noun

Liḵ̕wala sg or pl

  1. (plural, singular) U'mista spelling of Liq’wala.
    • 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...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), University of...

Origin of Liḵ̕wala

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

Questions about Liḵ̕wala

What does Liḵ̕wala mean?
Liḵ̕wala means u'mista spelling of Liq’wala.
What part of speech is Liḵ̕wala?
Liḵ̕wala is a noun.

Words near Liḵ̕wala in the dictionary

  1. Liǧʷiłdaʔxʷ
  2. Liǧʷiłdaʔx̌ʷ
  3. Liǧʷiɫdax̌ʷ
  4. Liḥyān
  5. Liḥyānite
  6. Liḵ̕wala
  7. LJ
  8. LJ medium
  9. LJ potential
  10. LJ potentials
  11. LJBF

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