APWAD - A Potawatomi Word a Day

Kewéwen - Flag

Kno kewéwen - Eagle Staff

Gwabdan ne i kewéwen - Do you see the flag?

Éhé nwabdan i kewéwen - Yes I see the flag

Cho nwabdesin i kewéwen - I don’t see the flag

Nibwen gishpen gwabdan i kewéwen - Stand if you see the flag

Shegagosh - Onion

Shegagoshek - Onions

Ngi zaskokwanak anet shegagoshek - I fried some onions

Shegagoshek nwi zaskokwanak - I will fry some onions

Byédweshen anet shegagoshek - Bring me some onions

Ni pi je gi shegagoshek? - Where are the onions?

Éshegago - Place of the wild onion

Gshedémget - It is hot (an object)

Gshedémget ode shkwedé - This fire is hot

Gshedémget ode mijem - This food is hot

Gshedémget ode gapi - This coffee is hot

Gshedémget ode myéw - This road is hot (like hot pavement)

Gshedémget ode dabyan - This car is hot

Gshedémget i waskonénjegen - That light is hot (candle, flashlight, lightbulb, etc.)

Gshatémget - It is Hot (the weather)

Gshatémget ngom - It’s hot today

Wi gshatémget ode gizhnawkwék - It will be hot this afternoon

Gi gshatémget wnago - It was hot yesterday

Gshatémget ne ibe édayen? - Is it hot there where you live?

Gshatémget shote édayan - It is hot here where I live

Gshatémget shote édayak - It is hot here where we live

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?