Pawnee, Arikara

noun social_nation

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *hpá•-rį (?)

Proto-Dakota

Lakota phaláni ‘Pawnee, Arikara’ RTC

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Hoocąk paanį́ ‘Pawnee’ KM:2429 , paanį

Proto-Dhegiha *hpárį

Omaha-Ponca páthiⁿ , †ppáðį ‘Pawnee’ F&LF:102

Kanza/Kaw ppáyį ‘Pawnee’ RR

Osage p̣áthiⁿ , †hpáðį ‘Pawnee’ LF:126a

General comment

This ethnonym presumably diffused throughout MVS as there is no reason to believe that Proto-Mississipi-Valley speakers were in contact with Caddoans, which archaeologists identify with sites in Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas before their movements northward.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources