APWAD - A Potawatomi Word a Day

Ngotwak - 100

Nishwak - 200

Nswéwak - 300

Nyéwak - 400

Nyannowak - 500

Ngotwatsowak - 600

Noégwak - 700

Shwatsowak - 800

Zhaksowak - 900

Ngotsegos - 1000

Génoze - He/she is tall

Génoze o                 That person is tall

Génozik                    They are tall

Ngénozmen               We (but not you) are tall

Ggénozmen               We all are tall

Ngénoz                     I am tall

Génozet                    Giraffe (The Tall One)

Giwsé - To hunt

Nwi giwsé - I will hunt

Nwi giwsé wabek - I will hunt tomorrow

Nwi giwsé wabek bégishek - I will hunt all day tomorrow

Cho nwi giwsési wabek - I will not hunt tomorrow

Mtegwakik nwi zhya éwi giwséyan - I will go to the woods to go hunting

Nwi giwsémen - We (but not you) will go hunting

Gwi giwsémen - We all will go hunting

Wje’igwan - Direction

Wéchmokék                     East

Wéchgzhaték                   South

Wéchbgeshmok                West

Wéchksenyak                    North

Shpemek                          Up/Heavenward

Dgwagék - Autumn

Zawbogyagizes - Leaves Turn Yellow Moon

Watebgyagizes - Leaves Turn Colors Moon

Tkéyamget zagech - It’s cool outside

Édgwagék yawen ngom - It’s autumn today

Shpemek - Above, In the Air

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 do you come from?

Shpemsegok ndoj bya        I come from somewhere up above

Shpemsek                         Upstairs

Shpemsek nwi zhya            I am going to go upstairs

Shpemsek ngi bya              I came from upstairs

Ni je she shpemek?             What’s up?

Jiman - Boat/Canoe

Ni pi je i jiman? - Where is the canoe?

Ggi wabdan ne i jiman? - Did you see that canoe?

Cho ngi wabdansi i jiman - I didn’t see that canoe

Jimanek ngi bya - I came from the boat

Jimanek nwi zhya - I will go to the boat

Jimanek ngi zhya - I went to the boat

Gnebech - Maybe/Perhaps

  Gnebech gwi wisnemen ibe.                    Perhaps we will all eat something over there.

  Gnebech nwi wabma o wabek.                Perhaps I will see him/her tomorrow.

  Gnebech gda mnekwe’ ode nibi.             Maybe you should/could drink this water.

  Gnebech odanek nda zhya pkonyak.       Maybe I should go to town tonight.

  Gaga she nwi zhechké i gnebech.            Maybe I will do that soon.

Bnéshi - Bird

Ngi nodwa o bnéshi - I heard that bird

Ggi nodwa ne o bnéshi - Did you hear that bird?

Ngi nodwa o bnéshi wnago - I heard that bird yesterday

Cho ngi nodwasi o bnéshi - I didn’t hear that bird

Cho ne ggi nodwasi o bnéshi? - Didn’t you hear that bird?

Gokotni - Alligator

Ngi wabma o gokotni - I saw that alligator

Ggi wabma ne o gokotni? - Did you see that alligator?

Ngi wabma o gokotni wnago - I saw that alligator yesterday

Cho ngi wabmasi o gokotni - I didn’t see that alligator

Cho ne ggi wabmasi o gokotni? - Didn’t you see that alligator?

Bama pi, gokotni. - Lator, gator.