“The name of the language spoken by Kwakwaka’wakw communities; its deeper internal derivation is not securely established in English-language etymological sources.”

“Early colonial and anthropological spellings used for the language and its speakers; “Kwakiutl” is now often avoided as a general name because it properly refers to one community within the broader Kwakwaka’wakw identity.”

“A standardized scholarly spelling increasingly used for the language, with the apostrophe marking a consonantal distinction in the practical orthography.”

“An English compound adjective meaning using or speaking Kwak’wala.”

“A contemporary descriptor for people, communities, educational programs, or cultural settings connected with Kwak’wala use.”