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Kwakiutl language

Kwakiutl (ISO 639-3 code kwk) is a language of the Wakashan family spoken in Canada. It has about 210 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as severely endangered.

Facts

ISO 639-3 codekwk
Glottocodekwak1269
FamilyWakashan
AreaNorth America
CountriesCanada
Speakers (estimate)210
EndangermentSeverely Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Related languages

Other Wakashan languages, nearest first.

More about Kwakiutl

Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.