Bigéje – He/she is cold

Nbigéch – I am cold

Cho nbigéjsi – I’m not cold

Gbigéch ne? – Are you cold?

Nbigéjmen – We are cold

Gbigéjmen – We (and you) are cold

Gbigéjem ne? – Are you all cold?

Author: neaseno

I was born on Powers Bluff in Wood County, Wisconsin, into a traditional community of Neshnabek. I was raised speaking only native languages, and learned to speak English upon entering school at the age of 6. As of this writing, I am one of 5 remaining Heritage Fluent Speakers of Potawatomi.

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