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Skiri Pawnee Dictionary

Skiri Pawnee pos English
raaraʾuk VI

sing; also said of birds

Derivation:
raa+raʾuk making a way
Examples:
wirákuraarùku wítiwakaràhisa He gets hoarse after he sings. (wi-ra-ku-raara™uk-hus-0 wi-ti-wakarahisaar-0)
Paradigmatic Forms:
táhaaruukuʾ I'm singing (1st sg imperf indicative)
tíraaruukuʾ he's singing (3rd sg imperf indicative)
táhaktaaruukuʾ we're singing (1st ex pl imperf indicative)
tátuuhaaruukuʾ I'm singing for him (1st sg imperf indicative)
raáruuku singing
tátuuhaaruùkus I like to sing, sing all the time (1st sg usit indicative)
tuúhaaruùkus he sings all the time; he likes to sing; he is a singer (3rd sg usit indicative)
tàhaaruukùsuukuʾ I always sing, I am a singer (1st sg hab indicative)

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