rikiistahkata

Pawnee

Etymology

From rikiis- (“corn”) +‎ rahkataar (“yellow”); cognate with Arikara neštAhkata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾɪkiːstʌhkʌtʌ]
• Hyphenation: ri‧kiis‧tah‧ka‧ta

Noun

ríkiistahkata

1. yellow flint corn

References

• Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 492