Pawnee
pâri pakûru’
Pawnee is a Caddoan language spoken in United States, by about 10 people. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Pawnee or pâri pakûru’ is a Caddoan language traditionally spoken by Pawnee Native Americans, currently inhabiting north-central Oklahoma. Historically, the Pawnee lived along the Platte River in what is now Nebraska.
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Words in Pawnee
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | capat | |
| eye | kiriikuʼ | |
| head | paksuʼ | |
| water | kiicu' | |
| sky | awaahaksuʼ | |
| dog | asaaki | |
| fish | kaciiki | |
| bird | rikucki | |
| one | asku | |
| sugar | rakiícuʾ | |
| salt | kaʼit | |
| rice | rikiispiiruus | |
| book | raáwihaakaraaʾit |
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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