APWAD - A Potawatomi Word a Day


We’ni/We’ni je - Who?

Posted in APWAD by Administrator on the March 31st, 2006

We’ni/We’ni je                   Who?

               We’ni je o?                             Who is that?

               We’ni je o nene ibe?                Who is that man over there?

               We’ni je o kwe’ e’jibdebet ibe?  Who is that woman sitting over there?

               We’ni je o e’majit?                  Who is that who left?

               We’ni je gin?                           Who are you?

Ni Je Pi/Ni Jo Pi - When

Posted in APWAD by Administrator on the March 30th, 2006

Ni Je Pi/Ni Jo Pi - When

Ni je pi gwi majiyen?              When are you leaving?

Ni je pi ggi zhyayen?              When did you go?

Ni je pi gwi odanke’men?        When are we all going to town?

Ni je pi nda byayan?               When should/could/can I come?

NI PI JE?

Posted in APWAD by Administrator on the March 29th, 2006

Ni pi je?           Where?

Ni pi je i ziwtagen?           Where is the salt?

Ni pi je ni gokmedasen?    Where are those socks?

Ni pi je o nene?                Where is that man?

Ni pi je e’zhyayen?            Where are you going?

Ni pi je wa zhechkeyen i?   Where are you going to do that?

Ni pi je ndo nemosh?         Where is my dog?

 

Ziwtagen

Posted in APWAD by Administrator on the March 28th, 2006

Ziwtagen - Salt. 

Noun:  Ziwtagen mine waskek.     Salt and Pepper

           Byenan i ziwtagen.           Hand over that salt.

           Byedweshen i ziwtagen.    Bring me the salt.

           Ni pi je i ziwtagen?           Where is the/that salt?

 Verb:  Ziwtagnege’ - To use salt, to salt something.

           Nwi ziwtagnege’ ode wisnewen.         I will salt this food.

           Gwi ziwtagnege’ ne?                        Will you use salt?

           Nda ziwtagnege’ ne ode?                 Should/Could/Can I salt this?

           Ge’go ziwtagnege’ken!                      Don’t use salt!

           Bgeji nake e’gach i ziwtagen!             A little or easy on that salt!                               

           Ge’go ziwtagnege’ken i!                    Don’t salt that!

Simple vowel system…

Posted in APWAD by Administrator on the March 28th, 2006

For all words posted here, the vowels should be pronounced as follows:

A      ah  as in father

E’     eh  as in bet

I       ee as in bee

O     oh as in post

E      eh as in put