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kirikêru’ - What is it? (Asking what an object, activity, etc., is) / What’s this? [Southband dialect] Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Pawnee Language Learning at pawneelanguagelearning.substack.com/subscribe

âka’â! - exclamation of surprise tikura’â - it pains me Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Pawnee Language Learning at pawneelanguagelearning.substack.com/subscribe

ti - positive statement marker ku - I [tiku has been described as meaning, “something is happening to me”] pâ- [pâkîsu’ is the stand alone word for kneecap area. pâ- means general knee area, but it cannot be used alone, it must be used in a phrase, as in today’s phrase.] ra’âri’ - hurting/ aching rara’âri’ - [the additional -ra- changes the noun to a plural] Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-su...

ti - positive statement marker ku - I [tiku has been described as meaning, “something is happening to me”] as - foot [foot by itself is asu’. The ‘u’ is dropped when using it in a sentence and the short ‘u’ in tiku changes to a long ‘û’ sound.] ta’âri’ - hurting/ aching tara’âri’ - [the -ra- changes the noun to a plural] Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pa...

ti - positive statement marker ku - I [tiku has been described as meaning, “something is happening to me”] kirik - eye [eye by itself is kirîku’. The ‘u’ is dropped when using it in a sentence and the long ‘â’ sound changes to a short ‘a’ sound.] [c = ‘ts’ sound] ta’âri’ - hurting/ aching tara’âri’ - [the -ra- changes the noun to a plural] Nora Pratt says, "Tikukiriktara'âri' Pawnee Language Learn...

ti - positive statement marker ku - I [tiku has been described as meaning, “something is happening to me”] rictak - back [back by itself is rictâku’. The ‘u’ is dropped when using it in a sentence and the long ‘â’ sound changes to a short ‘a’ sound.]. [c = ‘ts’ sound] ta’âri’ - hurting/ aching Get full access to Pawnee Language Learning at pawneelanguagelearning.substack.com/subscribe

ti - positive statement marker ku - I [tiku has been described as meaning, “something is happening to me”] kara - stomach [stomach by itself is karâru’. The ‘u’ is dropped when using it in a sentence and the long ‘â’ sound changes to the short ‘a’ sound.] ta’âri’ - hurting / aching [-ta’âri’ and -ra’âri’ mean the same thing] Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support th...

tikupaksta’âri’ - My head is hurting/ I have a headache. ti - positive statement marker ku - I [tiku has been described as meaning, “something is happening to me”] paks - head [head by itself is paksu’. The ‘u’ is dropped when using it in a sentence] ta’âri - hurting [-ra’âri’ and -ta’âri’ mean the same thing] Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Langua...

**karara’âri’ - Are you hurting/ aching? kara - yes/no question marker a - you ra’âri - hurting/ aching [ra’âr is the dictionary form of the verb; -a’âri is the Incomplete Form of a verb, meaning the action is not yet complete, it’s still happening, roughly equivalent to the -ing form of an English verb.] **âhû’, tikura’âri’ - Yes, I am hurting. (Southband dialect) **hâ’u’, tikura’âri’ - Yes, I am...

čûsu’ - nose/ snout. [č = ‘ch’ sound] Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Pawnee Language Learning at pawneelanguagelearning.substack.com/subscribe

âka’u’ - mouth (Southband dialect) hâka’u’ - mouth (Skidi dialect) Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Pawnee Language Learning at pawneelanguagelearning.substack.com/subscribe

tîtkahârihûrit - he/she has big ears, meaning he or she likes to overhear what people say, likes to eavesdrop, is “all ears".” [There is no grammatical difference between “he” and “she” in the Pawnee language.] Nora Pratt says, "tîtkahârihûrit" Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full a...

âtkahâru’ - ear (Southband dialect) itkahâru’ - ear (Skidi dialect) Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Pawnee Language Learning at pawneelanguagelearning.substack.com/subscribe

kîrîku’ - eye kîrîkî - bright eyes, happy eyes; a common nickname for little girls Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Pawnee Language Learning at pawneelanguagelearning.substack.com/subscribe

ikskîcu - finger. [iksu’= hand; kîcu’= neck] Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Pawnee Language Learning at pawneelanguagelearning.substack.com/subscribe

iksu’ - hand Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Pawnee Language Learning at pawneelanguagelearning.substack.com/subscribe

askîcu’ - toe [as=foot, kîcu’=neck] Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Pawnee Language Learning at pawneelanguagelearning.substack.com/subscribe

asu’ - foot Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Pawnee Language Learning at pawneelanguagelearning.substack.com/subscribe

pâkîsu’ - knee, kneecap Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Pawnee Language Learning at pawneelanguagelearning.substack.com/subscribe

pîhâkawi’u’ = shoulder (shoulder joint area) Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Pawnee Language Learning at pawneelanguagelearning.substack.com/subscribe

paksu’ - head Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Pawnee Language Learning at pawneelanguagelearning.substack.com/subscribe

Mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and sister-in-law — ckurus [c= ‘ts’ sound] Nora Pratt says, "ckurus" Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Pawnee Language Learning at pawneelanguagelearning.substack.com/subscribe

Here’s a fun song I created (with a little help from my grandkids), using the phrases we’ve been learning here. This song is in the Skidi dialect (SK). The Southband (SB) version is in Episode 56. If you need to review these phrases, please listen to episodes 49 - 55. Enjoy! Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free...

kustawêču’ - son-in-law (Southband dialect) kustawiču’ - son-in-law (Skidi dialect) Tribal linguist Taylor Moore commented that in the recordings he listened to, it wasn’t clear whether it was a ‘c’ [‘ts’ sound], or a č [‘ch’ sound]. Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Pa...

kurahus - old man; longtime husband. Pawnee Language Learning is a reader-supported publication. To support the Pawnee Language Program, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Pawnee Language Learning at pawneelanguagelearning.substack.com/subscribe