Kwakiutl

[ kwah-kee-oot-l ]

/ ˌkwɑ kiˈut l /

a member of a North American Indian people of Vancouver Island and the adjacent British Columbian coast.

the language of the Kwakiutl, a Wakashan language.

Example sentences from the Web for kwakiutl

The northern Kwakiutl are divided, says Dr. Boas, into "septs" and "clans."

Method in the Study of Totemism |Andrew Lang
Dr. Boas believed that the Kwakiutl were passing from maternal to paternal descent.

Method in the Study of Totemism |Andrew Lang
Further south than the Tsimshian dwell the Kwakiutl, of whom the most southerly are called "the Kwakiutl proper."

Method in the Study of Totemism |Andrew Lang
South of these are the Kwakiutl, with descent wavering in a curious fashion between the male and female systems.

The Secret of the Totem |Andrew Lang

Even among the Kwakiutl, in their transitional state, the totem mark now is "in many cases a crest."

The Secret of the Totem |Andrew Lang

Kwakiutl

/ (ˌkwɑːkɪˈuːtəl) /

plural -utl or -utls a member of a North American Indian people of N Vancouver Island and the adjacent mainland

the language of this people, belonging to the Wakashan family