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Kwakiutl people speak English today, but some Kwakiutls, especially elders, also speak their native Kwakiutl language. Kwakiutl is a complicated language with many sounds that don't exist in English you'd like to know an easy Kwakiutl word, "gilakasla" (sounds a little like gee-lah-kah-slah, with a hard 'g' as in 'go') is a friendly greeting

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The Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw people, also called Kwakiutl, speak English.

Historically, they spoke, Kwak'wala, which is still spoken by about 585 people (16% of the ethnic population.)

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The Kwakwaka'wakw people speak the Kwak'wala language, which is a Wakashan language. English is also commonly spoken, especially among younger generations.

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