Male thunder-being and crest figure; deity-class. His seasonal adversary is Qaniqilak, the summer spirit often identified with the sea-god Komokwa. Anglicized forms include Kwankwanxwalige'; the Lekwungen/related crest pole figure 'Kwanusila' is a cognate.
Domains
thunder and lightning
winter ceremonial season
Powers
cause thunder with its wingbeats and lightning with its eyes
set giant cedar house-beams in place for ancestors