čikstit - to be well. [ č ] is pronounced ‘ch’ as in “church".”

pari’ - to go about

We’ll dissect the sentence and all its parts in episode 20.

In Pawnee, your voice does not rise at the end of a sentence if it’s a question. Your voice drops for questions in Pawnee.

Funny PS: Substack automatically creates a transcript for these podcasts. It auto-created “Chick Stit Cut A Spuddy” for čikstit karaspari’. I don’t know how y’all feel about Oklahoma Governor Stitt right now, but I’m sure there are some people who think he’s a chick(en). So, if this helps you remember the phrase, just think of Governor Stitt—Chick Stitt Cut A Spuddy. (Spud is another word for potato.)

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