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Skiri Pawnee Dictionary

Skiri Pawnee pos English
huúcahaaruʾ N

beach, shore, flat or level plain along a stream course, as a creek or river; flat inclined bank of a stream, level shore of a stream
Derivation:
huuca-haar-uʾ plain along a stream BE ABS ?
Grammatical Forms:
huúcahaahkat, huucáhaahkat, huúcahaàhiriʾ (pref.) loc.: on the level plain, on the inclined bank
Examples:
tihuúcahaaruùhat it's a level plain along a stream course
iriírahuucahaàruhat where the level plain is (extends), where the shore (extends)
iriírahuucàhaahku where the level plain, bank, or shore of a stream is
tíhuucahaahtàku it's a level sandy area along a body of water (ti-huucahaar-ta-kus-0)

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