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Potawatomi

Potawatomi

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A Native American language once spoken around the Great Lakes
  • noun
  • /ˌpɒtəˈwɑːtəmi/
: Potawatomi
  • Many children in the community are learning to speak Potawatomi at their local school.

Examples

  • The elders often share stories in Potawatomi to connect the younger generation with their roots.

  • And the Potawatomi word, can you talk about that?

  • The linguist studied the Potawatomi language to preserve its unique cultural heritage.

Synonyms

Potawatomi language
vsPotawatomi
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A language the Potawatomi people speak near the Great Lakes

refers more generally to the language across North America

Compounds

Potawatomi language
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A language the Potawatomi people speak near the Great Lakes

Surface Forms

Potawatomi singular
Potawatomis plural

Etymology

Potawatomi is the name of the people and their language, and it comes from Bodéwadomi, which means 'those who keep the fire'. So the language is called Potawatomi because it is the speech of that people.