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Bak̓wa̱mk̓ala en · NOUN

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Kwak'wala Bak̓wa̱mk̓ala (U'mista).

Meanings

1. Kwak'wala (in the broad sense)
   • During these activities, each student would use a Chromebook and access a downloadable file shared over the school network by the teacher. We began with a worksheet exemplified in Example 6 Match the emojis to the Bak̓wa̱mk̓ala. This worksheet was intended to be projected at the front of the class and students accessed their own copy on their Chromebooks. 2021, Peter John Wilson, Developing Indigenous language materials for schools and land-based documentation: Gwa'sala-'Nak'waxda'xw Nation and Kwakwala (ISO: kwk), Carleton University, page 221:
   • The Language Program Administrative Assistant will contribute to the Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw language learning community and the revitalization of Bak̓wa̱mk̓ala by efficiently managing camp bookings, coordinating schedules, supporting data entry, handling logistics, and facilitating communication with various departments. 2024 October 14, “G̱ila i'ax̱a̱la ḵa̱'e Nawalakw! | Come work with Nawalakw! Job Description Language Program Administrative Assistant”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
   • Məca is a stop motion representation of the late Elder Ida Smith telling her grandson the 'Nakwax'daxw legend of the Mink. In this film Ida tells the story in the Bak̓wa̱mk̓ala language. 2023, “2023 RUNNER-UP / Indigenous (IPLC) Film: Məca, Ritchie Hemphill, Ryan Haché”, in Films for the Forest:

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