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==English==

===Etymology===
A number of etymologies of the name have been proposed, most frequently ''Sun children'', ''children of the Sun'', or ''muddy people''. According to Barry Pritzker (2011), these interpretations are most probably popular etymologies derived from an actual self-designation of ''Spoqe'ind'', meaning ''round head.''

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|city in Washington}} {{IPA|en|/spoʊˈkæn/}}
* {{audio|en|En-us-Spokane.ogg|a=US}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|p}}

# A [[Native American]] Plateau [[tribe]] who inhabited the eastern portion of Washington state and parts of northern Idaho.

===Proper noun===
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# The [[language]] of the Spokane tribe, a member of the [[Salish]] (or [[Salishan]]) language [[family]].
# {{place|en|large city/county seat|co/Spokane County|s/Washington}}.
# Any of various other [[place]]s in the United States.

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|Spokane County}}
* {{l|en|Spokane Valley}}

===See also===
* {{langcat|spo}}

===Further reading===
* {{pedia|Spokane (disambiguation)|Spokane}}
* {{ISO 639|ref=1|3=spo}}
* {{ethnologue|spo}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aeknops|peakons}}

[[Category:en:Languages]]
{{C|en|Native American tribes}}