tâtakita - I am

kirikûruks - Wichita. Literally, it means ‘bear eyes’.

pasâsi’ - Osage

The Pawnee ‘k’ is a soft ‘k’, pronounced like the ‘k’ in ‘skate’, not a hard ‘k’ as in ‘Kate.’

We will review all the Pawnee consonants in episode 13.

Nora Pratt says, Kirikûruks

Nora Pratt says, Pasâsi'

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