A SIMPLE RESOURCE FORMAT TO USE FOR PRACTICE.
Tense forms and/or markers
Nde present
Nge immediate future
Ngi past
Nwi future
Nda future intent
Some verbs:
Maji leave/go/h/s is leaving-going-goes
Mnekwe to drink/h/s is drinking-drinks
Wisne to eat/h/s is eating-eats
Bembeto/bmeto to run/h/e is running-runs
Giwse to hunt/h/s is hunting-hunts
Mikjewi to work/h/e is working-works
Nimedi to dance/h/s is dancing-dances
Negmo/wgemo to sing/h/s is singing-sings
Mbwachewe to visit/h/s is visiting-visits
Dawe to buy-sell/h/s is selling-buying
Wabma to see/h/s sees s.o.
Zhya-zhye to go/h/s is going-coming
Tadi to gamble/h/s is gambling-gambles
Wenkwenge to drive/h/s drives-is driving
Zgabyenge to drive/h/s is driving-drives
Emphatic pronouns:
Nin I, me, my, mine
Gin you, your, yours
Win he/she, her/him
Ninan we – you
Ginan we + you
Ginwa all of you
Winwa they
Demonstratives:
Inanimate: (singular)
Ode this
I that
E I that over there
Inanimate: (plural)
Node these
Ni those
E ni those over there
Animate: (singular)
Ode this
O that
Ago that over there
Animate: (plural)
Gode these
Gi those
E gi those over there
Some units of time factors:
Pkonyak tonight/night
Ngom today/now
Wabek tomorrow
Wnago yesterday
Odo pi at this time
Ode she pi right now
Interrogatives:
Ni pi je where
Ni je pi when
Ni je wej how
Ni je o who
Wegni je what
Ni je wej which
Ne refers to query asked
A format for constructing some simple phrases:
Nde_________________________pkonyak.
Nge________________________ngom.
Ngi________________________wabek.
Nwi_______________________wnago.
Nda_______________________odo pi.
Nde_______________________ode she pi.
Cho ngi_____________________si.
Cho wi ka nwi______________________si.
Ni je pi wa____________________yen (yek) ?
Ni pi je ga_____________________yen (yek) ?
Ni je pi gwi____________________yen (yek) ?
N__________________men
G__________________men
___________________wat
___________________k
Gge_________________men
Gnebech_____gi___________________
Neko ngi_______________________________
Gwi___________________ne wabek ?
Gwi___________________ne pkonyak ?
Gwi___________________ne ngom ?
Gwi_____________________ngom edawat gi neshnabek.
Some phrases Potawatomi phrases:
Nwi nokana o ngwes enizhokmoshet wabek ewzhegeyan i nwigwamen.
I will ask my son to help me build/fix my house.
Nwi pa zhyamen i kche odan ewi gishpnedoyak anet mingaswenen.
We are going to the city to do some shopping for gifts.
Nge wjanda anet ni wawnon mine gi penyek wa je mijyak pkonyak.
I am cooking some eggs and potatoes that we can eat tonight.
Nda she bmose odanek ewi mawjeshnoyak ibe.
I should walk to town where we will meet.
Nge gbashma o negeshesnen wa je wisniywgo wabek emawjeshnowat gi neshnabek.
I am cooking some sausages to eat tomorrow at our Indian gathering.
Nde she pabmades ibe kche odan ewi mbwacheweyan gi ndenwemagnek.
I am going to travel to the city to visit those relatives of mine.