ππ»πΝ
transitive verb
Definition
ππ»πΝπ
π»ΜπΝ1know how to do somethingπ
π»ΜππΝI know howπππ»ΜππΝ?do you know how?ππ°ππ°Μππ·π»Μπ· πππ»ΜππΝ?can you speak Osage?do you know how to talk Osage?2learnπ
π»ΜππΝI have learnedπππ»ΜππΝ?did you learn?ππ°ππ°Μππ·π»Μπ· π
π»ΜπΝ ππ°Μπ½πΜΝπ΄π°I want them to learn the Osage languageπ
π»ΜπΝ π°Μπ½πΜΝπ΄π°I want him to learn itππ°ππ°Μππ·π»Μπ· π
π»ΜπΝ ππ»π½πΜΝπ΄π°I want you to learn the Osage languageBob π°πΌππ° ππ°ΜπΏπ» ππ°ππ°Μππ·π»Μπ· π
π»ΜπΝ π°πΌππ±Bob sure has learned the Osage languageπΉπ°Νππ·Μ ππ»ππ»ΜΝπΌπ· π°πΌππ° ππ°ππ°Μππ·π»Μπ· π
π»ΜπΝ πΌπΜΝππ° π°πΌππ°tonight son wants to learn the Osage language3be skilled at or expert inππ°Μππ»Μ π
π»ΜπΝππ·he's a skilled dancerππ°ΜππΜΝ π
π»ΜπΝππ·he's a skilled singer4know how to do or make anything correctly5expert6skillfulπΝTo date, only three terms use "pi." This term is used more frequently in related langauges such as Ponca and Otoe-Missouria. The idea of "pi" refers to "good" in those languages, and the usage here seems to approximate that idea.