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Tribal Council Vocabulary
Bna kwi gises 2007 / October 2007
Here are some various responses when someone asks Ni pi tthe eshayayen meaning Where are you going? Immediately below these responses are phrases for identifying days of the week. The speaker for most of the October vocabulary is Jim Thunder of the Forest County Potawatomi. Other speakers are identified.
-- Where are you going?
-- I am going to go to town
-- I'm going to the store
(Speaker: Kim Wensaut, Forest County)
-- I am going to the lake (Literal - To the lake I am going)
-- I am going to the river (Literal - To the river I am going)
-- Casino
(Speaker: Earl Meshigaud, Hannahville)
-- Today is Monday
-- Today is Tuesday
-- Today is Wednesday
-- Today is Thursday
-- Today is Friday
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