APWAD - A Potawatomi Word a Day

Nshiwénmet ngom - It’s really windy today

Wi nshiwénmet ngom - It’s going to be very windy today

Wi nshiwénmet ngom shote - It’s going to be very windy here today

Wi nshiwénmet zagech ngom shote - It’s going to be very windy outside here today

Wi nshiwénmet zagech ngom gnebech shote - Perhaps it’s going to be very windy outside here today

For more weather words, see www.neaseno.org/weather.htm

Wigwas - Birchbark

Wigwam - House (traditionally covered in birchbark)

Wigwasatek - White Birch Tree

Ni pi je anet wigwas? - Where is some wigwas?

Mishen anet wigwas - Give me some wigwas

Byédweshen anet wigwas - Bring me some wigwas

Nénmoshen anet wigwas - Pass me some wigwas

Babma - To check on someone

Nwi babma o penojé - I will check on the baby

Nwi babmak gi gigyagoyek - I will check on the girls

Nwi babmego wabek - We will check on you tomorrow

Ngi babmamen wnago - We checked on him/her yesterday

Gwi babmeymen ne? - Will you check on us?

Babishagnegwé - Bat

Ngi wabma o babishagnegwé dbekok - I saw that bat last night

Ggi wabma ne o babishagnegwé - Did you see that bat?

Cho ngi wabmasi o babishagnegwé - I didn’t see that bat

Nwabma o babishagnegwé ézhi - I see a bat over there

Nnodwa o babishagnegwé - I hear a bat

For more animals, see www.neaseno.org/animals.htm

Shwatsomtene - Eighty

Shwatsomtene shech ngot - 81

Shwatsomtene shech nish - 82

Shwatsomtene shech nswé - 83

Shwatsomtene shech nyéw - 84

Shwatsomtene shech nyannen - 85

Shwatsomtene shech ngotwatso - 86

Shwatsomtene shech noég - 87

Shwatsomtene shech shwatso - 88

Shwatsomtene shech zhak - 89

For more numbers, see www.neaseno.org/numbers.htm

Odanek - To Town

Odanek is a locative that could mean to town or at the town, depending on the context…

Odanek ne gwi she bmosé - Are you going to walk to town?

Odanek ne gwi she bmosém - Are you all going to walk to town?

Odanek gda she bmosé - You could walk to town

Odanek gda she bmosém - You all could walk to town

Odanek gda she bmosémen - We could walk to town

Odanek ne wi she bmosé - Is he/she going to walk to town?

Odanek ne wi she bmosék - Are they going to walk to town?

Bébisya - Bead

Bébisyayek - Beads

Ni pi je gi bébisyayek? - Where are those beads?

Mishen gi bébisyayek - Hand me those beads

Byédweshen gi bébisyayek - Bring me those beads

Bébisyaké - To Do Beadwork

Nwi bébisyaké pkonyak - I will do some beadwork tonight

Déwé’gen - Drum

Déwé’gé - To Drum (verb)

Déwé’genatek - Drum stick

Déwé’gen shkemot - Drum Bag

Déwé’genen - Drums that are not being used

Déwé’genek - Drums that are being used

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Mbéjisjegen - Baking Powder

Ni pi je i mbéjisjegen - Where is the baking powder?

Gdeton ne anet mbéjisjegen - Do you have some baking powder?

Cho ndetosi anet mbéjisjegen - I don’t have any baking powder.

Mishen i mbéjisjegen - Give me the baking powder.

Byédweshen i mbéjisjegen - Bring me the baking powder.