Bodéwadmimwen
Potawatomi
Algic > Algonquian (Central Algonquian, Ojibwe-Potawatomi)
Potawatomi (Bodéwadmimwen, "fire-keeper language") is a Central Algonquian language closely related to Ojibwe but distinguished by systematic syncope — short unstressed vowels are deleted, producing dense consonant clusters absent in sister Anishinaabe languages. It is undergoing active revitalization by the Citizen, Prairie Band, Hannahville, Pokagon, and Walpole Island communities.
Wo es gesprochen wird
20 Kernwörter in Potawatomi
Wasser
mbish
/mbɪʃ/
Feuer
shkodé
/ʃkode/
Sonne
gises
/ɡises/
Mond
dbëk-gises
/dbək‿ɡises/
Mutter
nge
/ŋɡe/
Vater
nos
/nos/
Essen
wisne
/wɪsne/
Trinken
mnëkwé
/mnəkwe/
Liebe
zhawéndan
/ʒaweːndan/
Herz
déh
/deː/
Baum
mtëg
/mtəɡ/
Haus
wigwam
/wiɡwam/
Hund
nemosh
/nemoʃ/
Katze
gazhag
/ɡaʒaɡ/
Hand
nej
/net͡ʃ/
Auge
shkishek
/ʃkɪʃek/
Hallo
bozho
/boʒo/
Danke
migwéch
/miɡwet͡ʃ/
Eins
ngot
/ŋɡot/
Gut
mno
/mno/
Quellen
- Hockett, Charles F. (1948) Potawatomi I-IV. International Journal of American Linguistics 14:1-10, 63-73, 139-149, 213-225.
- Lockwood, Hunter T. (2017) How the Potawatomi Language Lives: A Grammar of Potawatomi. PhD dissertation, U. Wisconsin-Madison.
- Glottolog: Potawatomi
Wörter im Vergleich
Verglichen mit verwandten Algic > Algonquian (Central Algonquian, Ojibwe-Potawatomi)-Sprachen
| Bedeutung | Potawatomi | Ojibwe | Algonkin | Menominee | Munsee | West-Abenaki | Atikamekw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasser | mbish /mbɪʃ/ | nibi /nibi/ | nibì /nɪbiː/ | nepāew /nəpaːew/ | mpíi /mbiː/ | nebi /nebi/ | nipi /nipi/ |
| Feuer | shkodé /ʃkode/ | ishkode /iʃkode/ | ishkotè /ɪʃkɔteː/ | eskotēw /eskoteːw/ | lúhsuw /luhsuw/ | skuda /skuda/ | ickoteo /iʃkoteo/ |
| Sonne | gises /ɡises/ | giizis /ɡiːzis/ | kìzis /kiːzɪs/ | kēsoq /keːsoʔ/ | kíishux /kiːʃux/ | kisos /kisos/ | pisim /pisim/ |
| Mond | dbëk-gises /dbək‿ɡises/ | dibik-giizis /dibik ɡiːzis/ | tibik-kìzis /tɪbɪkkiːzɪs/ | tepāhkēsoq /tepaːhkeːsoʔ/ | nipáhum /nipahum/ | nanibossad /nanibossad/ | tipikaw pisim /tipikaw pisim/ |
| Mutter | nge /ŋɡe/ | nimaamaa /nimaːmaː/ | ningà /nɪŋɡaː/ | nekīah /nekiːah/ | nkáhees /ŋkahees/ | nigueno /niɡweno/ | okawi /okawi/ |
| Vater | nos /nos/ | indede /indede/ | nòs /nɔːs/ | nōhnāeh /noːhnaːeh/ | nóoxw /noːxw/ | mitôgwes /mitõɡwes/ | ohi /ohi/ |
| Essen | wisne /wɪsne/ | wiisini /wiːsini/ | wìsini /wiːsɪni/ | mīcew /miːtʃew/ | mit /mit/ | midjoda /midʒoda/ | mitikwa /mitikwa/ |
| Trinken | mnëkwé /mnəkwe/ | minikwe /minikwe/ | minikwe /mɪnɪkwe/ | menew /menew/ | mneew /mneew/ | minoda /minoda/ | minikwa /minikwa/ |
| Liebe | zhawéndan /ʒaweːndan/ | zaagiʼiwewin /zaːɡiʔiweːwin/ | sàgi'à /saːɡiʔaː/ | kesāenemāew /kesaːenemaːew/ | ahóoluw /ahoːluw/ | wadjawimaɔ /wadʒawimɔ̃/ | sakitewin /sakitewin/ |
| Herz | déh /deː/ | odeʼ /odeʔ/ | odè /ɔdeː/ | otēh /oteːh/ | ulehyii /ulehjiː/ | matagua /mataɡwa/ | mite /mite/ |
| Baum | mtëg /mtəɡ/ | mitig /mitiɡ/ | mitig /mɪtɪɡ/ | metekoh /metekoh/ | hìttuk /hitːuk/ | abazi /abazi/ | mihtikw /mihtikw/ |
| Haus | wigwam /wiɡwam/ | wiigiwaam /wiːɡiwaːm/ | wàkàigan /waːkaːiɡan/ | wīkewam /wiːkewam/ | wíikwam /wiːkwam/ | wigwôm /wiɡwõm/ | miciwap /mitʃiwap/ |
| Hund | nemosh /nemoʃ/ | animosh /animoʃ/ | animosh /anɪmɔʃ/ | anēm /aneːm/ | mwáakaneew /mwaːkaneːw/ | alemos /alemos/ | atim /atim/ |
| Katze | gazhag /ɡaʒaɡ/ | gaazhagens /ɡaːʒaɡens/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | póshiis /poʃiːs/ | minasso /minasso/ | minoc /minotʃ/ |
| Hand | nej /net͡ʃ/ | ninij /ninidʒ/ | ninj /nɪntʃ/ | onehkeh /onehkeh/ | mléelii /mleːliː/ | nelidj /nelidʒ/ | kicikon /kitʃikon/ |
| Auge | shkishek /ʃkɪʃek/ | oshkiinzhig /oʃkiːnʒiɡ/ | oshkìnzhig /ɔʃkiːnʒɪɡ/ | oskēsek /oskeːsek/ | wíikšiit /wiːkʃiːt/ | seskaganno /seskaɡanno/ | mickisikw /mitʃkisikʷ/ |
| Hallo | bozho /boʒo/ | boozhoo /boːʒoː/ | Kwe /kwe/ | posoh /posoh/ | hé /heː/ | kwai /kwai/ | kwei /kwej/ |
| Danke | migwéch /miɡwet͡ʃ/ | miigwech /miːɡʷetʃ/ | Migwech /mɪɡwetʃ/ | wāēwāēnen /wɛːwɛːnen/ | wanìshi /waniʃi/ | wliwni /wliwni/ | mikwetc /mikwetʃ/ |
| Eins | ngot /ŋɡot/ | bezhig /beʒiɡ/ | pejig /peʒɪɡ/ | nekot /nekot/ | ngwútii /ŋɡwutiː/ | ngwedi /ŋɡwedi/ | peikw /pejkʷ/ |
| Gut | mno /mno/ | mino /mino/ | mino /mɪnɔ/ | menwāewen /menwaːewen/ | weltóok /weltoːk/ | wlaha /wlaha/ | miloci /milotʃi/ |
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