APWAD - A Potawatomi Word a Day

Medagwéndewen - A good feeling

Medagwéndan                 I like it (something inanimate)

Medagwénma                  I like him/her (animate)

Medagwéndem                I might enjoy it/I enjoy it

Medagwéndemyan ébidgeyan shote                 I enjoy coming in here

Medagwéndemyan éjibtebyan shote                 I enjoy sitting here

Medagwénma o kwé          I like that woman

Medagwénma o nene         I like that man

Ngotek - One Time

Nishek                Two times

Nsoek                 Three times

Nyéwek              Four times

Nyanoek             Five times

Ngotwatsek         Six times

Noek                   Seven times

Shwatsek            Eight times

Zhaksek              Nine times

Mdatsek              Ten times

Ngotek gazhe wébek          It happened at one time

Nagech - Later

Bama nagech                           until later

Bama nagech nbya                    I’ll be back later

Bama nagech néyap wi byék       They’ll be back later

Nagech nwi zhya                       Later I will go

Dawéwgemek nwi zhya nagech    I will go to the store later

Shpemek - Above, In the Air

Shpemek could also be used for “Heaven”

Shpemsegok                    Somewhere up above

Ni pi je ga je byayen?        Where did you come from?

Oh, shpemsegok ngi bya    Oh, I came from somewhere up above

Ni pi je wech byayen?         Where did you come from?

Shpemsegok ndoj bya        I came from somewhere up above

Shpemsek                         Upstairs

Shpemsek nwi zhya            I am going to go upstairs

Shpemsek ngi bya              I came from upstairs

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5:00 Pacific, 6:00 Mountain, 7:00 Central, 8:00 Eastern

Would you believe we have participants in all time zones!?!

Mégwa she bnéshiyek - More Birds

Wesawangé                      Flicker

Zego                                Crane

Jejauk                               Sand Hill Crane

Mishmiyanwé                      Horned Owl

Kakabé                              Little owl/Barn owl

Gokoko                              Owl

Piskeno                              Hawk/Red Tailed Hawk

Bonsé                                Chicken Hawk

Ni je - How?

“How” has to be carefully written into a statement:

Ni je e’je wa zhech ke’ yen i?           How are you going to do that? 

Ni je gda ked yen ode?                  How do you say this/how would you say this? 

Ni je nda ked yan ode?                  How should I say this? 

Ni je nda zhech ke’ yan ode?          How should I do this?

Ni je e’tse ya wen ode?                 How much is this?

Kwabnojé - To babysit (southern)

Gwi kwabnojé ne pkonyak?               Are you going to babysit tonight?

Ggi kwabnojé ne dbekok?                 Did you babysit last night?

Ékwabnojéyan                                 I am babysitting

Ékwabnojéyat                                  He/she is babysitting

Ékwabnojéyen                                  You are babysitting

Ékwabnojéyék                                  You all are babysitting

 

Bmepto - To Run

Gégo bmeptoken!                    Don’t run! (to one)

Gégo bmeptokék!                    Don’t run! (to many)

Bmepton!                               Run!  (to one)

Bmeptok!                               Run! (to many)

Gwi bmepto ne?                      Are you going to run?

Ggi bmepto ne?                      Did you run?

Nwi bmepto ode gizhnawkwék   I am going to run this afternoon

Benéshiyek - Birds

Benéshi                       bird

Mskwebenéshi              Red Bird (male cardinal)

Andekshkwe                 Crow

Kagakshi                      Raven

Babasé                         Woodpecker

Ojindis                          Blue Jays

Kejkanéshi                     Chickadee

Jijikekwéa                      Robin

Waoné                          Whippoorwill