U.S. President

[Koontz John E]

On Thu, 15 Feb 2001, Koontz John E wrote:
> Very curious, actually!  Now I wonder about Pawnee and Arikara, which are
> clearly Northern Plains as well as Northern Caddoan.

Arikara

ati'pa? 'my grandfather'
a'pa? 'your grandfather'
ipa'hni? 'his grandfather'

ati'pAt 'President of the United States'

These terms look related, but, as it's Caddoan, I hesitate to assert this
definitely.  JEK

(From An English-Arikara Student Dictionary, ed. by Douglas R. Parks.)
V' = accented vowel, A = voiceless a, ? = glottal stop