Alternate Names: Spokan
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Kalispel-Pend d’Oreille ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2 (Golla 2007). A few semispeakers (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 1,000 (1977 SIL).
Language Use: Language revival program is expanding to provide instruction at all grade levels in the reservation school (Golla 2007). Shifting to English [eng]. Older adults, 70 and older.
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Nation of Origin: United States