Practice with Negatives
Note: Cho is often written as Jo. They are the same thing, spelled different ways.
One shall find many different spellings of numerous words in Potawatomi if one studies the language long enough.
Practice your 7 Who’s:
Cho n gi zhyasi
Cho (g) gi zhyasi
Cho gi zhyési
Cho n gi zhyasimen
Cho (g) gi zhyasimen
Cho (g) gi zhyasim
Cho gi zhyésik
Cho n gi mnekwési
Cho (g) gi mnekwési
Cho gi mnekwési
Cho n gi mnekwésimen
Cho (g) gi mnekwésimen
Cho (g) gi mnekwésim
Cho gi mnekwésik
Cho n gi mikchéwisi
Cho (g) gi mikchéwisi
Cho gi mikchéwisi
Cho n gi mikchéwisimen
Cho (g) gi mikchéwisimen
Cho (g) gi mikchéwisim
Cho gi mikchéwisik
What’s the difference?
Cho n gi zhyasi ibe
Cho, n gi zhya ibe
Cho n gi mikchéwisi wnago
Cho, n gi mikchéwi wnago
Cho n wi mnekwési
Cho, n wi mnekwé
G gi giwsé ne?
Cho g gi giwsési ne?
G gi wjanda ne?
Cho g gi wjandasi ne?
G gi maji ne?
Cho g gi majisi ne?
Inanimate Transitives…
Cho n detosin i biskewagen
Cho n detosin i kwabegas
Cho n gi wzhetosin i mjegodé
Cho n gi bmowdosin i gokbenagen
Cho n gi nodasin i tetagen
Cho g detosin ne i biskewagen?
Cho g detosin ne i wiwkwan?
What’s the difference?
Cho ndetosin i
Cho, nde ton ngot ode
Cho gégo étoyan
Cho ngi tosin wnago
Cho nwi tosin wabek
Cho, ma shna nwi ton ngot wabek
Cho, ma shna étot ngot o Ruby
Animate Transitives…
Cho n gi wabmasi o mko
Cho n gi nodwasi o nene
Cho n gi gbashmasik gi penik
Cho n gi zaskokwanasik gi shegagoshek
Cho n gi kewabmasik gi penojék
Cho g gi wabmasi ne o kwé?
Cho g gi nodwasi ne o bnési?
What’s the difference…
Cho zabénma o
Cho ngi byénasi nnikan
Cho, ngi byéna o
Cho ngi wabmasi o
Cho, wnago ngi wabma
Cho ngi zaskokwanasik penyék
Cho, penyék ngi zaskokwanak
Other negatives…
Cho wi / Cho she = emphasized
Cho wika = never, or really emphasized
Chomshe = not yet
Chomamda = not possible
Cho weye = no one
Cho ngoji = nowhere
Cho gégo = nothing
Cho she n gi zhyasi ibe
Cho wi she n gi zhyasi ibe
Chomshe n gi zhyasi ibe
Chomshe dawéwgemek n gi zhyasi
Chomshe n gi wéwébtasimen
Chomshe n gi bidgésimen
Chomshe n gi gbashmasik gi penik
Chomshe n gi gishpnedosin i dabyan
Chomshe n gi pe’egwadosin i mjegodé
Chomamda n wi gishpnedosin i dabyan
Chomamda n wi gbatosin ode mbop
Chomamda n wi gapikési
Chomamda g wi wéwébtasimen
Chomamda g wi bidgésimen
Chomamda g wi nim’edisimen
Chomamda n wi giwsési ngom
Cho weye gi zhyési ibe.
Cho weye gi nim’edisi
Cho weye gi mnekwési
Cho weye gi mikchéwisi shote
Cho weye gi wjandasin gégo
Cho weye gi wisnesin gégo
Cho weye gi bmosési shote
Cho ngoji n gi zhyasi
Cho ngoji gi chikazsik
Cho ngoji gi giwsési weye
Cho ngoji n gi nim’edisimen
Cho ngoji n gi mnekwésimen
Cho ngoji n gi gishkwébyésimen
Cho ngoji n gi kyébadsimen
Cho ngoji wi ksenyasi wabek
Cho gégo n gi gishpnedosin
Cho gégo ndestotosin
Cho gégo n gi wisnesin
Cho gégo n gi gbatosin
Cho gégo n gi wabdasin
Cho gégo n gi wabdasimen
Cho gégo n gi nodasimen
Neaseno 