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Skiri
Pawnee Multimedia Dictionary
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The Skiri Pawnee Multimedia
Dictionary for Windows was created to provide a concise,
intuitive presentation of the Skiri Pawnee language.
This informational CD-ROM provides complete reference
and definition to all terms in its extensive data base,
including pictures, photographs, sound, literal definitions,
phonetic explanation, and verb agreement.
The entire dictionary
is currently under construction. For updated version
information and release dates, check this page often!
Use the table below to explore some
of the content of the dictionary. Each entry below contains
the Skiri Pawnee word, definition, audio example, and
an expanded version that offers a more complete view
of the entry.
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Skiri
Pawnee Word
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Definition
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Audio
Clip
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Expanded
Definition
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haaktitahurahwiitik
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point
a pipe to the ground, as in a smoke offering |
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haaktuu'at
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offer
smoke with a pipe; raise a pipe upward, extend
a pipe upward, as when offering smoke ritually |
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raawisuraahcak
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blow
smoke on the ground, a reference to the offereing
made to the earth in the smoke offering |
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ásaaru'
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1.
playing cards; 2. gaming piece, the object
one plays with in a game, seeds in the plum
seed game, and the hoop or pole in hoop and
pole game; 3. game of chance, as a card game |
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haákapirus
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1.
barrel; 2. drum |
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ìkskatawicaku
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flesher,
made of the shaft of a buffalo tibia and notched
at one end |
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ukuúku'u'
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leggings |
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áskiiskatawicaku
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elk
bone scraper, as used in dressing buffalo
hides |
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caátapaaku'
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basket |
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ráruksu'
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pipe
bag; tobacco pouch |
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