|kwäkē|(y)üd ə l, (ˈ)kwä|k(y)ü- noun
( plural kwakiutl or kwakiutls )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a Wakashan people on both shores of Queen Charlotte Sound and on northern Vancouver Island
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Kwakiutl people