tâtakita - I am

SOUTHBAND (SB)

čârikstâka’ - white (Caucasian); čâriks=person, tâka’=white

čârikskâtît - Black; čâriks=person, kâtît=black

SKIDI (SK)

čâhikstâka’ - white (Caucasian); čâhiks=person, tâka’=white

čâhikskâtît - Black; čâhiks=person, kâtît-black

BOTH BANDS

kiripasi’ - Asian; kiri=eyes, pasi’=narrow

The Pawnee [ č ] is pronounced ‘ch’, like the ‘ch’ in “church” and “Charlie.”

Nora Pratt is Skidi Pawnee. Listen to her pronunciation below:

Nora Pratt says, Čâhikskâtît

Nora Pratt says, Kiripasi'

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We will go over all the Pawnee consonant sounds in episode 13.

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