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Liqʼwala (also rendered Liq̓ʷala and Lik'wala), is an endangered dialect of Kwakʼwala spoken by the Laich-kwil-tach people of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.[2]

Liqʼwala
Native speakers
12[1]
Language family
Wakashan
  • Northern
    • Liqʼwala
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Laich-kwil-tach territory

In 2017, according to Laurie Lewis of the Liqʼwala Language Revitalization Committee, only 12 individuals, all over 70, were fluent Liqʼwala speakers.[1] The Campbell River Mirror reported in 2017 that an attempt would be made to teach the dialect through a Liqʼwala language immersion pilot program:

Lewis says they already have a mentor-apprentice program where a fluent elder works one-on-one with a qualified teacher for 300 hours, and between that elder and teacher, she is confident they could create a three-year pilot program that would provide a full immersion program. “We just want three years to make some fluent speakers so we can save our language,” Lewis says, “and I want to have the conversation about how we can do that. We believe we can do it.”


Phonology


Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
plainsibilantlateral plainlab. plainlab.
Plosive/
Affricate
voiceless p t ts c k q ʔ
voiced b d dz ɡ ɡʷ ɢ ɢʷ
ejective tsʼ tɬʼ kʷʼ qʷʼ
Fricative s ɬ x χ χʷ h
Sonorant plain m n l j w
glottalized
Vowels[3]
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e ə o
Low a

Orthography


Liq'wala follows an orthography based on Americanist phonetic notation and thus varies significantly from the orthography employed by other dialects of Kwak'wala.[3][4]

Liqʼwala alphabet
Uppercase AƏBC DDᶻEG ǦǦʷHIK
Lowercase aəbc ddᶻeg ǧǧʷhik
Uppercase K̓ʷLŁ ƛƛ̓MNOP Q
Lowercase k̓ʷlł λƛƛ̓m nop q
Uppercase Q̓ʷST UWX X̌ʷY
Lowercase q̓ʷst uwx x̌ʷy ʔ

Revitalization efforts


In January 2019, School District 72 Campbell River passed a motion to pilot a Liq'wala immersion program at Ripple Rock Elementary in Campbell River, BC.


References


  1. Davies, Mike (2017-04-19). "How do you save a dying language?". Campbell River Mirror. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  2. Inglis, Joy; Assu, Harry (2011-11-01). Assu of Cape Mudge: Recollections of a Coastal Indian Chief. UBC Press. ISBN 9780774843065.
  3. "The Liq̓ʷala Language". www.languagegeek.com. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  4. Adam, Werle (2010). "Appendix A. Kwak̓wala alphabets and transliteration" (PDF). University of Victoria.






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