16th Annual Potawatomi Gathering

August 6 - 8, 2009

Prairie People's Park, Mayetta, KS

http://www.pbpindiantribe.com

Ankenotagé – Translate

Gwi ankenotagé ne? – Will you translate?

Gwi ankenotagéshen ne? – Will you translate for me?

Bkwéshgenabo – Gravy

Daga byédweshen i bkwéshgenabo – Please bring me the gravy

Byénenmoshen i bkwéshgenabo – Pass the gravy

Nénmoshen i bkwéshgenabo – Hand me the gravy

Gemwen – Song

Penojéwgemwen – Children’s song

Ébidgéwgemwen – Grand Entry Song

Kowéwgemwen – Flag Song

Shemagneshiwgemwen – Veteran’s Song

Kechkakwéwen – Umbrella

Gdeton ne i kechkakwéwen? – Do you have an umbrella?

Éhé ndeton i kechkakwéwen – Yes I have an umbrella

Cho ndetosin i kechkakwéwen – I don’t have an umbrella

Nadwé – Rattlesnake

Ngi nodwa o nadwé ibe – I heard that rattlesnake over there

Cho ngi wabmasi o nadwé – I didn’t see that rattlesnake

Ngi nodwa o nadwé ibe ma shna cho ngi wabmasi o – I heard that rattlesnake over there but I didn’t see him

Shashagé – Garter Snake

Ngi wabma o shashagé ibe – I saw a garter snake over there

Ggi wabma ne o shashagé? – Did you see the garter snake?

Cho ngi wabmasi o shashagé – I didn’t see the garter snake

Kakawzoyek – Popcorn

Gnedwendan ne anet kakawzoyek? – Do you want some popcorn?

Éhé nnedwendan anet kakawzoyek – Yes, I want some popcorn

Ashtongé – To Trade

Odanek nwi zhya éwi ashtongéyan – I am going to town to trade

Odanek ngi zhya égi ashtongéyan – I went to town to trade

Odanek nwi zhyamen éwi ashtongéygo – We (not you) are going to town to trade

Gsiyabdé – To Brush Teeth

Nwi gsiyabdé – I will brush my teeth

Ngi gsiyabdé – I brushed my teeth

Ggi gsiyabdé ne? – Did you brush your teeth