Pawnee

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Etymology

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From awaahak (to be an expanse, to be expansive (like plains or the sky)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʌˈwaːhʌksʊʔ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧waa‧hak‧su’

Noun

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awaáhaksu’

  1. (Skiri Pawnee) heavens, sky

Derived terms

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References

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Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 368