Pawnee

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Etymology

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From ickirir- (canine) +‎ -kis (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡skɪrɪhkɪ]
  • Hyphenation: cki‧rih‧ki

Noun

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ckírihki (combining form (i)ckirir- or (i)ckirih-)

  1. (Skiri) wolf (Canis lupus lycaon), coyote (Canis latrans)

References

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  • Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 378