rikiispahat

Pawnee

Etymology

From rikiis- (“corn”) +‎ pahaat (“red”); cognate with Arikara neškapahAt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾɪkiːspʌhʌt]
• Hyphenation: ri‧kiis‧pa‧hat

Noun

ríkiispahat

1. red corn

References

• Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 492
• Douglas R. Parks (1991) Traditional Narratives of the Arikara Indians. Volume 1, University of Nebraska Press, page 129