cpiʼaakis

Pawnee

Etymology

From c- (“feminine prefix”) +‎ piʼaakis (“sparrow hawk, American kestrel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡spiʔaːkɪs]
• Hyphenation: cpi‧ʼaa‧kis

Noun

cpíʼaakis

1. female American kestrel (Falco sparverius)

References

• Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 459