This is the view from my backyard in Victoria. Please feel free to help correct my kwak'wala. G̱ig̱iwas is my guess for pluralizing g̱iwas.
G̱ilakas'la. X̱at’ła̱gila’ma̱n Kwak’wala. Welcome. I know a little Kwak'wala. Here are some resources that have been helpful in my journey with my language.
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There's an app for that! The FirstVoices Keyboard App is available for free. CBC Radio Unreserved Listen to Rosanna Deerchild'...
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Try out the School District 72 - Campbell River Interactive Alphabet . You'll also find other language resources in the First Nations Ca...
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Lama̱n gwatł. I am finished. A link to my dissertation, Ḵ̓a̱ngex̱tola: Sewn-on-Top
My guess was wrong. Giwas does not need to be pluralized. The correct phrase is dux̱w'ida's giwas.
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