Wjanda

These cooking verbs are Transitive Verbs. The action transfers from the subject to the object. In Potawatomi, there must be agreement with the demonstrative, the verb, and the animacy and plurality of the object.

The singular demonstrative accompanies the singular version of an object.

Ni pi je i wawen?	Where is the egg?
Ni pi je ni wawnon?	Where are the eggs?

The same rule applies to animate objects.

Ni pi je o gigo?	Where is the fish?
Ni pi je gi gigoyek?	Where are the fish?

Some more phrases:

Animate:
Ngi zaskowana o gigo	I fried that fish
Ngi zaskokwanak gi gigoyek	I fried those fish
Ngi bidapkowébna o bidi	I baked a chicken (put it in oven)
Ngi bidapkowébnak gi gigoyek	I baked those fish (put in oven)
Ngi gbashma o bidi	I cooked that chicken

Inanimate:
Ngi zaskokwadan i wiyas	I fried that meat
Ngi zaskokwadanen ni pekwasen	I fried those spareribs
Ngi bidakowébnan i wiyas	I baked that meat (put in oven)
Ngi bidapkowébnanen ni pekwasen	I baked those spareribs (put in oven)
Ngi gbaton i wiyas	I cooked that meat
Ngi gbatonen ni pekwasen	I cooked those spareribs

**Cooking Verbs**
Verb	Animate Singular	Animate Plural	Inanimate Singular	Inanimate Plural
Cook	Wjanda	Wjandak	Wjandon	Wjandawnen
Cook (Boil)	Gbashma	Gbashmak	Gbaton	Gbatonen
Fry	Zaskokwana	Zaskokwanak	Zaskokwadan	Zaskokwadanen
Put in Pot	Bodakwé	Bodakwék	Bodakwén	Bodakwénen
Put in Oven	Bidapkowébna	Bidapkowébnak	Bidapkowébnan	Bidapkowébnanen
Reheat	Gzezwa	Gzezwak	Gzezan	Gzezanen
Cook under Coals	Kekshebwé	Kekshebwék	Kekshebwén	Kekshebwénen

**Usage Examples**
	Nge gbashma bidi	I'll cook chicken
	Bidi nge gbashma	I'll cook chicken
	Penik nde gbashmak	I'm cooking potatoes
	Gbaton ni zawjisésen	Cook those carrots (command form)
	Zawjisésen nge gbatonen	I'll cook carrots
	Penyék nge gbashmak	I'll cook potatoes
	Wiyas ngi gbaton	I cooked meat
	Wiyas nde gbaton	I am cooking meat
	Zawjisésen nge gbatonen	I'm going to cook carrots
	Zawjisésen nde gbatonen	I'm cooking carrots
	Zawjisésen nwi gbatonen	I will cook carrots
	Ahau, nge wjanda	Ok, I'm going to cook
	Ni je égbatoyen?	What are you cooking?
	Ni je wa gbatoyen?	What will you cook?
	Ni je ga gbatoyen?	What did you cook?

When you add wiyas to the end of gokosh, it becomes inanimate. The same is true if any meat part is added on to the end/suffix.

Ni pi je i gokosh wiyas?	Where is the pork roast/ham?
Ni pi je ni gokosh pekwasen?	Where are the pork spareribs?

The same rule applies to all animals that we eat.