Contribution to Modern Potawatomi Vocabulary by ShupShe (Howard L. La Hurreau), Fort Wayne, Indiana Mammals ------- Bear -- Maw-kwa Beaver -- Au-mick Buffalo -- Mash-ko-de-pi-ji-ki Cat -- Min-ons Deer -- Maw-mawsh-kay-she Albino Sacred White Deer -- Mon-i-to-esh waw-be-waw-mawah-kay-she Mother Deer -- Ki min-ge suc-see Her Fawn -- O-kit-a-ga-kons The fawns -- Kit-agaw-kons Dog -- O-nawm / an-i-mosh Puppy Dog -- Au-ni-mouns au-ni-moosh His paw -- Waw-na-sia Your Dog -- Ki an-i-mos Elk -- Me-shay-wog Fox -- Wau-go-osh Furs -- Be-waw-ig Lynx -- Pe-zhen Mink -- Jang-we-she / Shaw-guay-she Moose -- Mooz Deer Mouse -- Wawa-bigon odji Muskrat -- Wa-jask Panther -- Me-she-be-she Porcupine Quills -- Ko-go-bi-we Rabbit -- Maw-boos Raccoon -- A-se-pan Young Raccoon -- Es-si-kan Skunk -- She-gog Squirrels -- Au-saw-naw-gog Flying Squirrels -- Ja-gash-an-dawe Weasel -- She-gos-see Wolf -- Maw-in-gawn Wolves -- Maw-in-gawn-og That wolf -- Tchi maw-in-gawn Wolf Dog -- Maw-in-gawn au-ni-moosh Reptiles, Amphibia, Insects --------------------------- Bees/Wasps -- Amog Bumblebees -- Au-mon-og Honey -- Si-sib-a-kwat Honey comb -- Amo-si-sib-a-kwat Butterfly -- Ne-ma-ma-gwan Dragonfly -- A-bod-ash-kwa'-ne-shi' Flea -- Paw-big Fish -- Gi-go Frogs -- O-ma-ka-kig The Snake -- Gin-big Rattlesnakes -- Jin-awe Great Big Snakes -- Mi-chi-gin-e-big Big Snapping Turtle -- Mi-shi-mi-ki-neck Birds and related terms ----------------------- Birds -- Pe-nay-shen-og / Pe-nay-shen-wog / Be-nesh-i / Ben-ish-ig The Bird -- Bin-es-si Young Birds -- Pan-ad-gag Bobolink -- Ne-no-ma Crows -- An-dek Duck -- She-shep Ducks -- She-shep-og Eagle -- Mi-gi-si Eagle Feathers -- Mi-gi-si Mi-gwan-og Hawk -- Ke-kek Hawks -- Kek-kek-okg Night Hawks -- Tib-ik-gib-wa-se Old Hens -- Ki-tchi pa-ka-ak-weg Blue Jays -- Chin-dees Lark -- Kiki-biko-meshi Nestling -- Pe-nar-ja The nest -- Waw-sis-swan Their Nests -- O-was-is-swan' Osprey -- Mi-tchi-sib-wan / kek-kek Owl -- Ko-ko-ko Owls -- Ko-ko-kog Partridge -- Bi-ne Partridges -- Pe-na-wog Good pigeons -- Me-no o-me-me-og Wild pigeons -- O-me-me-og Young Pigeon -- O-me-me Ravens -- Ka-gi-gi Robin -- Au-pe-tchi Swallows -- Jash-wan-i-bi-si Swan -- Wa-bi-si / Wob-isi Turkeys -- She-shep-og Vultures -- Win-an-geg Woodpecker -- Paw-kwe-a-moo Plants ------ Beechnuts -- Aj-a-we-min Beech woods -- Aj-a-we-min mit-tig Berries -- Nis-sim-in-og Birch Bark -- Wi-gwas-si Blackberry briar bushes -- Wau kau-tay-mis-kou-min-og Brush -- Ki-bins Buds -- Oni mikog Corn cakes -- Mand-a-min Corn -- Me-daw-min Elm Bark -- Anibi-wanak Tall Ferns -- Anag-an-ask Flags (Iris) -- Ke-ki-we-on Wild Flowers -- Waw-bi-gon-og Grass -- Mash-kos-su Sweet Grass -- Mash-kos-o / wish-co-bad mash-kops-sew Hemlock -- Ka-gag-i-wang Hemlock woods -- Ka-gag-i-wanj-kig Hickory -- Mit-i-gwa-bak Water Lillies -- Na-ba-gashk White Lillies -- Wabi na-ba-gask Maple tree -- In-in-atig Maple syrup -- Gi-wa-ga-mis-i-gan Wild Rice -- Man-n-min Rushes -- An-ak an-ashk Tobacco -- Os-se-maw Tree Top -- Wa-nak'-ong Witchhazel shrubs -- Pa-gan-i-mig The woods -- Mit-ig / mit-a-gog The dark woods -- Maw-kaw-te mit-i-gag Colors ------ Red -- Mis-kwa Green -- o-zhaw-wash-kwa Blue -- we-bing-uaw The Natural World ----------------- Autumn -- Taw-kwa-kwo-pe Cloud -- A-nack-wad The day -- Ke-zhe-gut Dive -- Go-gi He Drowned Himself -- Nis-sa-bawe Eclipse -- Ni-bo Fire -- Ish-ko'-te A huge Fireplace -- Mi-chi bo-daw-wan Firewater -- Awsh-kon-day-ne-besh Flood -- Ni-ki-bi-win Heaven -- Waw-kwi Ice -- Mik-wam The Lake -- Sa-ga-i-gan Meteors -- Tchin-gwan-og Midnight -- A-bit-a-tib-i-kad The Moon and Stars by night -- Te-biwke-sus au­nong-wog The first full moon -- To-bik-ke-zes A stormy Night -- Ne-tchi-wad te-be-kut Rainbow -- Nag-we-i-ab River -- Se-bin I saw you at the river yesterday -- Ne-ge-wob ke-waw-waw pe-tchi-maw-go se-be Near the river's shore -- A-gam-ing se-be The Greate river -- Mi-che-se-pe The high seas -- Kich-i-gam-og I sink -- Nin-go'a-a-bi Sky -- Gi-jig Snow -- Sag-i-po Snow in the sunchine -- A-gon gi-si-win Stream -- Se-bin A frozin stream -- Sebin mash-kaw-ag Sun -- Gi-siss / Ke-sus The Mightly Sun -- Mi-chi kis-sis The Sun by day -- Kesus ke-zhe-gut With the sun tomorrow morning -- Gi-gi ke-sus wau-bung Swamp -- Mash-kig Swim -- Bim-a-da-ga Swim across -- Bim-a-da-ga a-jaw-acona Thunder -- An-a-mik-ke Water -- Ni-bish Waves -- Ti-kow Whiskey -- Ish-kot-e-wa-bo Winter -- Bi-boon Winds -- No-dim The Body -------- Arms -- On-i-kag Breast -- Te-tosh Cheeks -- On-o-wa-mag Elbows -- Bim-in-ik-og Eyes -- Osh-kin-jig-o-mag Hair -- Wi-nis-is-si-mag Hand -- O-nind-ji-maw Heart -- O-daw Jaw -- O-daw-me-com Her arms -- Oni-ka-mag Her breast -- O-ka-ki-gam Her eyebrows -- O-maw-mawn Her face -- Nish-kin-ma Her Heart -- Nin-o-daw Her shoulders -- Odi-niman-gam Her throat -- Ok-we-gam Her voice -- Bi-ba-giwin His right arm -- Nin ki-tchi-mik His eyes -- Ki mish-ke-si-kam His forehead -- Ni-kat-i-gwam His hand -- O-nimdg His head -- Kish-ti-gwam His hips -- O-no-gan His mouth -- O-don His toungue -- Nin-o-daw-naw My back -- Nin-pikwam My breast -- Nin ki-gen My eyes -- Nish-kin-jig My face -- Nish-kin-nig My feet -- Ni-si-dom Your breast -- Ki kaki-gam Your face -- Kish-kin-jig Your hearts -- Kin o-daw Their own blood -- Mis-kwi Their ears -- O-to-og Their hands -- On-ina-gi-maw-og Their teeth -- Wi-big-og Our Lips -- Nim o-don Hand-in-hand -- On-imd-ji-ma on-imd-ji-ma Miscellaneous ------------- Alas -- Ni-aw Beautiful -- Kwaw-notch But one -- Pa-zhig Come, get up -- A-bin-dis nit-a-am Come in -- PPin-di-gayn Come out here -- Pes-saw-gon Do go away -- Do-dam maw-tchawn Go away -- Mauch-on Go back -- I-ja-pik-wam Good -- Me-mo Good-bye -- Me-no tchi-ki Good luck -- Pa-pe-we-win Hark! Hark! -- Pe-naw! Pe-naw! How do you do? -- Tanni, ki dodam? or Boo-shoo How do you do, my friends? -- Boo zhoo-nic-con-og? I am thirstry -- Nin mi-bog-we I can remember -- Nin gash-kiton mi-kwen-dass I do not -- Kaw-win Is it possible? Au-to-yaw? It is shurely so -- Ka-ge-ta maw-got Keep away -- Mis-so-ke pa-wa Keep still -- Mi-no-ak Keep still and listen -- Mim-o-tam, pe-naw Listen to me -- Pen-sen-do do-we-shim Lo, and behold -- Naw! dash nash-ke! Look! -- E-nau-bin! No -- Kaw Oh -- Io Oh no -- Yaw-kaw / Io, kaw Shurely -- Gwai-ak Thanks -- Ne-gwetch Tomorrow -- Wa-bang Truly so -- Ka-ge-te Well, well! -- Ek­waw, ek-waw! Well, yes -- Ma-no, Ae What -- Au-nish What do you see? -- Waw ki-wab? What have you done? -- Waw mind aian api-ne? What place? wa-a-bi-nas Where -- Au-me-zhaw? Where have you been? -- Tamo-ka ai-aw kin Whoa -- Paw-kaw Whou art thou? -- We-i-ki? Yes -- Ae Yes, certainly -- Ae, man-ge-ka [[[ NOTES ]]] Transcribed by ShupSheen (Howard A. La Hurreau, Jr.), ShupShee's youngest son. Taken from Volume 17 (1988) of the Epigraphic Society Occasional Publications. This list of words should aid in the pronunciation of many words. Note that the way that words are written here is not necessarily the way that they would normally be written, ie. the word for eagle, Mi-gi-si, is often written as Mgzi. I have tried to copy the original text the best that I could. There were a few spelling errors in the original -- they have NOT been corrected. Due to the reproduction process, some of the m/n letters may be confused. The original was in a two-column format, with no leading space before the separator "--". This list of words is here as a gift to all Anishnabeg. :-)