Language

Kwak'wala

Kwak'wala is a language in the Wakashan family spoken in Canada and United States.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Kwak'wala

Portions of Scripture are reported in Kwak'wala.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Kwak'wala is spoken

  • Canada
  • United States

See Kwak'wala on the language map

About Kwak'wala

Language family
Wakashan
ISO 639-3 code
kwk
Glottocode
kwak1269
Also known as
Kwakwala · Kwakwala: Gwawaenuk

Dialects and varieties 7

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Kwak'wala as a whole.

  • Central KwakwalaNo known Scripture
  • GucalaNo known Scripture
  • Kwakwala: GutsalaNo known Scripture
  • Kwakwala: GwawaenukNo known Scripture
  • Kwakwala: LikwalaNo known Scripture
  • Kwakwala: NakwalaNo known Scripture
  • Kwakwala: TlatlasikwalaNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.