Likʷala

Definitions

1. NAPA spelling of Liq’wala.
   plural, singular
2. U'mista spelling of Liq’wala.
   plural, singular
3. Alternative spelling of Lik̓ʷala.
   alt-of, alternative
4. Bantu language of the Cuvette and Plateaux departments in the Republic of Congo.

Examples

“Coun. Ben Lanyon said he thought the changes would benefit tourism but added that he found the Likʷala name⟳ for Discovery Passage difficult to pronounce.”

“The Kʷak̓ʷala and Lik̓ʷala bilingual program⟳ is a district program⟳ housed in Ripple Rock Elementary aimed to develop⟳ Kʷak̓ʷala and Lik̓ʷala bilingual speakers.”

“There are five dialects (Kwak̕wala, Liḵ̕wala, T̓łat’ła̱sḵwa̱la, ‘Nak̕wala, and Gut̕sala; [...]) across twenty Nations. Kwak̕wala has been the term used to describe⟳ the language as a whole, although this practice is slowly changing to more accurately reflect⟳ the dialect differences between Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw communities.”

“Mboshi languages can be found in the central departments of Cuvette and Plateaux and the north-western departments of Cuvette-Ouest and Sangha. The group includes Mboko (C21), Akwa (C22), Koyo (C24), Mbosi (C25), Likwala (C26), and Likuba (C27).”

CEFR level