Potawatomi Dictionary

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  • Word

    Definition

    jibiwdabyan jibiwdabyan hearse
    jibwa njib'wa I poke, nudge, tap him/her/it (an.)
    jibyatek jibyatek grave marker
    jibyeke jibyeke cemetery, graveyard
    jichibshka jichibshka he/she/it (an.) shakes all over
    jichigakbengen jichigakbengen hand pumped well
    jichigawé jichigawé cricket
    jichigem jichigem wart
    jichigwdan njichigwdan I gnaw on it (e.g. a bone)
    jichikwea jichikwe'a robin
    jig jig- along, by, near
    jigabyébdon njigabyébdon I pull, tear it into strips
    jigabyéna njigabyéna I pull, tear it (an.) into strips
    jigabyéshan njigabyéshan I cut it into strips
    jigagwnégé jigagwné'gé he/she shovels snow
    jigakwa jigakwa at the edge of the woods
    jigakwéya jigakwéya it is shady
    jigatek jigatek by trees
    jigbegwegen jigbegwe'gen shovel
    jigbyék jigbyék by the water, onshore
    kadéna ndekadéna I braid it (an.)
    kadénan ndekadénan I braid it
    kadéngé kadéngé he/she braids, braids hair
    kadéngen kadéngen anything that is braided, braid, braided rug
    kadénmewa ndekadénmewa I braid his/her hair