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Skiri Pawnee Dictionary

Skiri Pawnee pos English
awikátasa VI

soar, fly high in the sky, fly against the vault of the Heavens, as an eagle or hawk; a ref. to a large bird

Derivation:
awi+kata+sa image to lie against (either a vertical surface or the vault of the Heavens)
Paradigmatic Forms:
tiíwikàtasa there's a picture, image on it; it's soaring, flying high in the sky
taruúrawikàtasa he has a picture on it
raáwikàtasa one that flies high, soars
rákuuwikàtasa to fly high above

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