Spokane
Spokane was a Salishan language once spoken in United States.
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Words in Spokane
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | sqelixw* | |
| name | skwes* | |
| eye | sCkwLustn* | |
| ear | tene7* | |
| nose | spsaqs* | |
| tooth | Xlexw* | |
| tongue | tixwcC* | |
| hand | CelS* | |
| blood | snxwul* | |
| bone | scom* | |
| skin | qett* | |
| knee | snCmsewstSn* | |
| breast | sq7em* | |
| liver | pninC* | |
| water | etkw* | |
| fire | peC* | |
| sun | spqni7* | |
| star | tiw* | |
| stone | Sen* | |
| mountain | moqw* | |
| tree | cicil* | |
| leaf | picCL* | |
| night | skwkw7ec* | |
| dog | wwLcin* | |
| fish | swewL* | |
| louse | qwtaXwe7* | |
| one | nkwu7* | |
| two | esel* | |
| I | qwuy7e* | |
| you | anwi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
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- OkanaganSalishan29% alike
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- ThompsonSalishan24% alike
- Columbia-WenatchiSalishan19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.