APWAD - A Potawatomi Word a Day

Énénmego se Merry Christmas mine émno wé pomgék!

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

APWAD IS NOW ON BREAK AND WILL RESUME ON JANUARY 3, 2008.

Mingaswen - Gift

Mingaswenen - Gifts

Éminangoyan - What I’ve been given

Éminangoyak - What we’ve been given

Peki - Partridge

Pekiyek - Partridges

Ggi wabma ne o peki? - Did you see that partridge?

Ggi nodwa ne o peki? - Did you hear that partridge?

Ggi nsa ne o peki? - Did you kill that partridge?

Peki wiyas - partridge meat

Minwéwze - To be Ambitious, hardworking, the opposite of lazy

Kyét nam she minwéwze o kwé - That woman sure is hardworking

Gminwéwes ne? - Are you ambitious?

Bégishek ngi minwéwes wnago - I was hardworking all day yesterday

Ah, minwéwze o nene - Ah, that man is ambitious

Yabyétze - To Be Lazy

Ngi yabyétes wnago - I was lazy yesterday

Gyabyétes ne?  - Are you lazy?

Kyét nam she yabyétze o kwé - That woman sure is lazy

Wéni je o yabyétze kwé? - Who is that lazy woman?

Agmosé - To Go Snowshoeing

Nda agmosé nomek - I should go snowshoeing for a while

Ngi agmosé bégishek - I went snowshoeing all day

Gge agmosémen - Let’s go snowshoeing

Agme - Snowshoe

Agmek - Snowshoes

Zhowasksé - To go sledding (this verb can also be used for skiing, skating, or other things that require sliding on ice/snow.)

Nwi zhowasksé wabek - I will go sledding tomorrow

Ngi zhowasksé wnago - I went sledding yesterday

Ngi zhowasksémen wnago - We (not you) went sledding yesterday

Gge zhowasksémen - Let’s go sledding

Zhwaskwset - Sled

Zhowasksés - Small Sled 

Zhoshkwajgen - another word for Sled

Mkwem - Ice

Ngi wabma zamjesh mkwem - I saw alot of ice

Ngi wabmamen zamjesh mkwem shote - We saw alot of ice here

Gi jak gezo o mkwem - The ice is melting

Mkwemitaswen - Refridgerator/Ice Box

Tadi - To gamble, to play cards

Nde tadimen - We (not you) are playing cards

Gde tadimen - We all are playing cards (including you)

Ngi tadi wnago - I gambled yesterday

Nwi tadi wabek - I will gamble tomorrow

Neko ngi tadi - I used to gamble

Tadiwgemek - Casino

APWAD has been running behind due to connection problems from the recent ice storm.  We will get it caught up over the weekend.

Ksenyamget - It’s cold

Ksenyamget ngom - It’s cold today

Wi ksenyamget wabek - It’s going to be cold tomorrow

Gi ksenyamget wnago - It was cold yesterday

Wi ksenyamget bégishek - It’s going to be cold all day

Gi ksenyamget bédbekok - It was cold all last night