Spokane language
E484290
The Spokane language is an Indigenous Salishan language traditionally spoken by the Spokane people of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spokane language canonical | 3 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ Salishan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Spokan language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spokane Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Interior Salish peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Spokane Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRole |
central to Spokane cultural identity
ⓘ
used in traditional stories and ceremonies ⓘ |
| documentation | described in works on Interior Salish linguistics ⓘ |
| education | taught in some tribal and community education programs ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spokane Tribe of Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | has ISO 639-3 code (commonly assigned to Salishan languages) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology |
head-marking language
ⓘ
polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| morphology | complex verbal morphology ⓘ |
| numberOfSpeakers | very few fluent speakers ⓘ |
| phonology |
contrastive glottalization
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| region | Columbia Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Coeur d'Alene language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flathead language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalispel language ⓘ |
| revitalization |
documentation and recording projects
ⓘ
language classes in the Spokane community ⓘ tribal language programs ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Spokane people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
moribund
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Interior Salish languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Inland Northwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Eastern Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spokane River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
practical orthography developed for language revitalization ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.