APWAD - A Potawatomi Word a Day

Nambik - Under the water

Nambik édneswat gi gigoyek - Underwater is where the fish hang out

Nambik nwi zhya épa ndewébnayan anet senik - I will go underwater to look for some stones

Nambik gi zhyé o gigabé - That boy went underwater

Nambik émikchéwiwat gi mekok - Those beavers work underwater

Nambik égdemojgéwat gi gdedék - Those otters fish underwater

Bégtémget - It’s dry ( the weather )

Épich bégtémget ngom - It’s really dry today

Wi bégtémget wabek - It will be dry tomorrow

Gi bégtémget wnago - It was dry yesterday

Wi bégtémget ne ngom? - Will it be dry today?

Gi bégtémget ne dbekok? - Was it dry last night?

Dapnen - Pick something up

Dapnen i - Pick it up

Dapnen i waboyan - Pick up the blanket

Dapnen i bkweshgen - Pick up the bread

Dapnen i wnagen - Pick up the dish

Dapnen i gokbenagen - Pick up the basket

Dapnen i shkemot - Pick up the bag/sack

Bgednen - Put something (inanimate) down

Bgednen i gapi - Put down the coffee

Bgednen i mozhwagen - Put down the scissors

Bgednen i waboyan - Put down the blanket

Bgednen i wnagen - Put down the dish

Bgednen i koman - Put down that knife

Bgednen i gokbenagen - Put down that basket

Majidon - Take it with you

Majidon i shkemot - Take that bag/sack with you

Majidon i mijem - Take that food with you

Majidon i gapi - Take that coffee with you

Majidon i waboyan - Take that blanket with you

Majidon i gokbenagen - Take that basket with you

Binagjegé - To Clean

*There are 2 versions of this verb, Binagjegé and Binjegé

Nde binagjegé - I am cleaning

Nda binagjegé - I should clean

Nwi binagjegé - I will clean

Ngi binagjegé - I cleaned

Ggi binagjegé ne? - Did you clean?

Gwi binagjegé ne? - Will you clean?

Bapkoyan - Cloth, Material (for making clothing, etc.)

Mishen i bapkoyan - Hand me the material

Naden anet bapkoyan - Get some material

Byédweshen anet bapkoyan - Bring me some material

Gdeton ne anet bapkoyan? - Do you have any material?

Nedwabdan anet bapkoyan - I am looking for some material

Wénbisamget - It is raining lightly

Wi wénbisamget ngom - It will rain lightly today

Wi wénbisamget wabek - It will rain lightly tomorrow

Wi wénbisamget weswabek - It will rain lightly day after tomorrow

Gi wénbisamget wnago - It rained lightly yesterday

Gi wénbisamget weswnago - It rained lightly day before yesterday

Gméyamget - It is Raining

Gméyamget odo pi - It is raining at this time

Gi gméyamget wnago - It rained yesterday

Wi gméyamget wabek - It will rain tomorrow

Zamjesh gi gméyamget ngom - It rained alot/too much today

Gi gméyamget ne ibe édayék? - Did it rain there where you all live?

Gmowen - Rain

Majipton - Turn it on, Make it start.

Not to be confused with Majidon - Take it with you.

Majipton i dabyan - Start the car

Majipton i wabnotakjegen - Turn on the TV

Majipton i notakjegen - Turn on the radio

Majipton i gtegéwdabyan - Start the tractor