In 2017, according to Laurie Lewis of the Liqʼwala Language Revitalization Committee, only 12 individuals, all over 70, were fluent Liqʼwala speakers. The Campbell River
Mirror reported in 2017 that an attempt would be made to teach the dialect through a Liqʼwala
language immersion pilot program: Lewis says they already have a mentor-apprentice program where a fluent elder works one-on-one with a qualified teacher for 300 hours, and between that elder and teacher, she is confident they could create a three-year pilot program that would provide a full immersion program. "We just want three years to make some fluent speakers so we can save our language," Lewis says, "and I want to have the conversation about how we can do that. We believe we can do it." In January 2019,
School District 72 Campbell River passed a motion to pilot a Liq'wala immersion program at Ripple Rock Elementary in Campbell River, British Columbia. == Phonology ==