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Pawnee

4 9.1

A person from a Native American group originally living in Nebraska and Kansas, now mostly in Oklahoma

noun
/pɔːˈniː/

: miembro del pueblo Pawnee

The Pawnee were known for their skill in agriculture and their complex religious ceremonies.

Examples

Historians have studied the migration of the Pawnee from Nebraska to Indian Territory.
Many Pawnees live in Oklahoma today.
A descendant of the Pawnee nation now lives in Oklahoma.
The Pawnee tribe has a rich cultural heritage.
A descendant of the Pawnee nation now lives in Oklahoma.
Historians have studied the migration of the Pawnee from Nebraska to Indian Territory.
The Pawnee were known for their skill in agriculture and their complex religious ceremonies.

Compounds

Pawnee language

9.9

A Native American language spoken by the Pawnee people

Surface Forms

Pawnee singular

Pawnees plural

Etymology

Pawnee comes from the people’s own name for themselves, which early European visitors wrote down as 'Pani' or 'Panis'. So Pawnee is the name of the people who once lived in Nebraska and Kansas and today mostly live in Oklahoma.