Tolong jelaskan mengenai Kwakwaka'wakw

Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw () adalah penduduk asli pesisir Pasifik barat laut. Jumlah mereka saat ini kurang lebih adalah 5.500 jiwa. Sebagian besar tinggal di Pulau Vancouver utara dan pulau-pulau di sekitar Selat Johnstone dan Selat Ratu Charlotte. Beberapa juga tinggal di wilayah perkotaan seperti di Victoria dan Vancouver.

Bahasa mereka, Kwak'wala, kini hanya dituturkan oleh 5% suku Kwakwaka'wakw (sekitar 250 orang) dan terdiri dari empat dialek. Empat dialek tersebut adalah Kwak̓wala, ’Nak̓wala, G̱uc̓ala, dan T̓łat̓łasik̓wala. Arti dari "Kwakwaka'wakw" adalah "orang yang menuturkan Kwak̓wala". Kwakwaka'wakw terdiri dari beberapa suku, yang kini terorganisasi secara politik dalam 13 band government.

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