High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Kwak`wala (sometimes called Kwagiutl or Kwakiutl) is the Indigenous language spoken by the Kwakwaka`wakw. It belongs to the Wakashan language family. There are less than 200 fluent Kwak`wala speakers today, which amounts to 3% of the Kwakwaka`wakw population. Because of the small number of speakers, the fact that very few if any children learn Kwak`wala as a first language, and that most speakers are elders, its long-term viability is in question. However, interest from many Kwakwaka`wakw in preserving their language and a number of revitalization projects are countervailing pressures which may extend the viability of the language.