Cooking Verbs

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

The singular demonstrative must accompany the singular version of an object.

Example: Ni pi je i wawen?

Likewise for the plural example: Ni pi je ni wawnon?

The same rule applies to animate objects.

Singular: Ni pi je o gigo?

Plural: Ni pi je gi gigosek?

Some more phrases:

Animate:

Ngi zaskowana o gigo

Ngi zaskokwanak gi gigosek

Ngi bidapkowébna o bidi

Ngi bidapkowébnak gi gigosek

Ngi gbashma o bidi

Inanimate:

Ngi zaskokwaden i wiyas

Ngi zaskokwadanen ni pekwasen

Ngi bidakowébnan i wiyas

Ngi bidapkowébnanen ni pekwasen

Ngi gbaton i wiyas

Ngi gbatonen ni pekwasen

When you add wiyas to the end of gokosh, it becomes inanimate.

Example: Ni pi je i gokosh wiyas?

The same is true if any meat part is added on to the end/suffix.

Example: Ni pi je ni gokosh pekwasen?

The same rule applies to all animals that we eat.

 

 

Cooking Verbs

Verb	Animate Singular	Animate Plural	Inanimate Singular	Inanimate Plural
Cook	Wjanda	Wjandak	Wjandon	Wjandawen
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 some chicken
	Bidi nde gbashma	I'm cooking 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 gbatoyen?	What are you going to cook?
	Ni je wa gbatoyen?	What will you cook?
	Ni je ga gbatoyen?	What did you cook?