After the winter hunt, there was downtime before they returned to their home towns. What did our Pawnee ancestors do with this time?

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pirahuhkâtît - black, drifting snow

kâta’ - darkness [both referring to the coldest, darkest month of winter]

rikatihahtîrara’ - January. new year [used after contact with Euro-Americans]

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turahê - It is good. [Southband dialect]

turahî - It is good. [Skidi dialect]

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kisawâks - Christmas [the Pawnee attempt at pronouncing ‘Christmas’]

turahê - it is good [Southband dialect]

turahî - it is good [Skidi dialect]

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nawa îri’ - thank you

tâtačikstêhu’ - I am thankful / thank you very much [Southband dialect]

tâtačikstîhu’ - I am thankful / thank you very much [Skidi dialect]

nawa - a way to respond to being thanked.

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kêkarûs - it is early [Southband greeting]

kîkarûs - it is early [Skidi greeting]

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rûsu’ - bottom/ buttocks

riwâcu’ - belly button/ navel. [c= “ts” sound]

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tisakûrihu’ - It’s a special day.

râkârûhkucu’ - Thanksgiving [râkârû = meal; kucu’ = big] [c = “ts” sound]

tâtačikstêhu’ - I’m thankful (Southband dialect) [see episode 53 to review]

tâtačikstîhu’ - I’m thankful (Skidi dialect) [see episode 53 to review]

kitûhâru’ - turkey (Skidi dialect)

kitûhrâru’ - turkey (Southband dialect)

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Where is your__?

kiru - where

ra - question marker [like the English “?”]

s - you/your

ku - to be sitting [all body parts either sit or hang]

ta - to be hanging [all body parts either sit or hang]

_____

Here is my __.

tî - positive statement marker

rit - I have it/ my

ku - to be sitting [all body parts either sit or hang]

ta - to be hanging [all body parts either sit or hang]

_____

Vocabulary

pak - head [the “u” in paksu’ is dropped with using it in a sentence}

kîrik - eye [the “u” in kîrîku’ is dropped when using it in a sentence]

pîhâkawi - shoulder [the “u” in pîhâkawi’u’ is dropped when in a sentence]

pâ - general knee area [pâkîsu’ is the knee cap area]

as - foot [the “u” in asu’ is dropped when using it in a sentence]

iks - hand [the “u” in iksu’ is dropped when using it in a sentence]

âka - mouth [Southand dialect] [the “u” in âka’u’ is dropped in a sentence]

hâka -mouth [Skidi dialect] [the “u” in hâka’u’ is dropped in a sentence]

čûs - nose [the “u” in čûsu’ is dropped when using it in a sentence]

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tî - positive statement marker

rit - I have it

paks - head [the “u” in paksu’ is dropped when using it in a sentence]

ku - to be sitting [all body parts either “sit” or “hang”]

kîrik - eye [the “u” in kîrîku’ is dropped when using in a sentence]

ta - to be hanging [all body parts either “sit” or “hang”]

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