Potawatomi Dictionary

Home
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • S
  • T
  • W
  • Y
  • Z


  • Word

    Definition

    mdamnabo mdamnabo corn soup
    mdamnatek mdamnatek corncob
    mdamneshk mdamneshk corn husk
    mdemopi mdemopi cute little old lady
    mdemopi ti mdemopi ti sweet fern
    mdemozé mdemozé old woman
    mdemozéngwagen mdemozé-ngwagen rainbow (old woman snare)
    mdenan ndemdenan I catch up to it
    mdéwe mdéwe he/she is inducted into the Medicine Dance
    mdéwemazo mdéw'emazo he/she sings Medicine songs
    Mdéwen Mdéwen Medicine Dance
    mdewézgé mdewézgé he/she shoots a gun (refers to sound)
    Mdéwgan Mdéwgan Medicine Dance lodge
    Mdéwgemek Mdéwgemek Medicine Dance lodge
    mdéwnene mdéwnene highly esteemed member of the Medicine Dance
    mdodo mdodo he/she takes a sweat bath
    mdodowen mdodowen steam, vapor
    mdomnés mdomnés small bead
    mdomnéské mdomnéské he/she beads
    mdwéjanéngwam mdwéjanéngwam he/she snores
    mdwékokwan mdwékokwan drumstick (for water drum)
    mdwékokwanatek mdwékokwanatek drumstick
    mdwésen mdwésen it makes noise on impact (e.g. a phone or an alarm clock)
    mdwéshen mdwéshen he/she/it (an.) makes noise (on impact)
    mdwéshké mdwéshké it creaks