hukiriikas

Pawnee

Alternative forms

• uukiriikas
• uukireekas (South Band)

Etymology

Cognate with Arikara huučiRIt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhʊkɪɾiːkʌs]
• Hyphenation: hu‧ki‧rii‧kas

Noun

húkiriikas

1. gooseberry (Ribes)
2. blueberry (Vaccinium)

References

• Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 393