raarukaʼiituʼ

Pawnee

Alternative forms

• raruukaʼiituʼ (South Band)

Etymology

From raar- (plural prefix) +‎ huka.iit (“in/on a line”) +‎ -uʼ (nominative/absolutive suffix). Compare hukaʼiituʼ (“wagon box, hayrack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾaːˈɾʊkʌʔiːtʊʔ]
• Hyphenation: raa‧ru‧ka‧ʼii‧tuʼ

Noun

raarúkaʼiituʼ

1. arbor top, arbor (referring to the covering or top supported by four vertical poles)
2. travois
3. stretcher

References

• Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 472