Everyday kinds of things, one can figure out these phrases using the dictionaries on I posted on www.patreon.com/neaseno

Every day kinds of things…

Ngi ndapnezo

Ngi bwamkadnezo

Ggi géjnejiwdapnezo ne

Ngi kadedapnezo

Gzhibidze o gigabe

Ngi gzhibi egi zgebwagéwat gi skemék

Ngi wshkwe shka ezam mnekweyan dbekok

Gi wshkwe wadzo o kwe

Ngzhibi egi pamseyan zhi mekakibag

Wgi wiskeshe dbekok egi pijzhechket/mjiwzhechket

Giwshkwe’e o

Nde giwshkwe

Wgi dapzeot o epij bebambetot

Jibdako o egche mikjewit

Jibdakzede o nene

Njibdakade ngom

Njibdakpegwe ngom skwaj se she emikjewiyan wnago

Gsheno’en edakme’en zhi

Ni je i dakmedem we’ji i dbegen ngot se zhabwase mdatso

Some Spring time sayings:

Pegdon i bkwakwet

Dgeshkan i zetbkwakwet

Kyet nam she wgi shiwpegdot i wizhgetbkwakwet

Echiwkazwat i wizhgetbkwakwet gaga she yawen

I ye edawewat i mbishteyabo mine ni neshdesek mine ni negshisek

Gwi manewat ewabdemwat i babkan chikaswen

Hau gwi watowat zam jesh ge winwa ezhechkewat i

Nekmek she emawjeshnowat i bkwakwegemek

Mine gaga she egtegankewat weye bemadsejek

Gwi gteganke ne ode mnokmek

Wegni je wa je gtegankeyen

Gwi ton ne gche gtegankiwen odo pon

Hau i gachnwadon i ngtegankiwen

Ngzhibzede ma shna anwe odo pi emnokmek

Megwe pi enedwendayan epabmadziyan ngoji

Gechwa she apwege ma shna ndaw

Gizhapwadan megwe pi kiwnen pene etoyan

Gzhedewzedmepto o sesksi

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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