Hawk.

[Randolph Graczyk]

Hawk terms from Hidatsa, courtesy of John Boyle:

iipxooki 'hawk'
karaakshi 'falcon'

The first is a descriptive compound, from iipi 'tail' + xooki 'row, paddle'.
The second looks like it may be from PSkyaNs^ka', with metathesis of the
final cluster.

Randy
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