rikuhcawiitakaaruʼ

Pawnee

Etymology

From rikuhc- (“bird”) +‎ awiitakaar- (“butterfly”) +‎ -uʼ (nominative/absolutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾɪkʊht͡ʃʌwiːtʌkaːɾʊʔ]
• Hyphenation: ri‧kuh‧ca‧wii‧ta‧kaa‧ruʼ

Noun

ríkuhcawiitakaaruʼ

1. hummingbird

References

• Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 493