Potawatomi
Also called Bod·e·wad·mi [bod-uh-wod-mee] /ˌbɒd əˈwɒd mi/ . a member of an Algonquian people originally of Michigan and Wisconsin.
Also called Bod·e·wad·mim·wen [bod-uh-wod-mim-wen] /ˌbɒd əˈwɒd mɪmˌwɛn/ . the Algonquian language of the Potawatomi, closely related to Ojibwe.
of or relating to the Potawatomi or their language.
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How to use Potawatomi in a sentence
Many students are surprised to learn that Chicago — or Zhegagoynak in the Potawatomi language — has an Indigenous history, not to mention present.
Some representations of Native Americans erase their history | Hayley Negrin | May 21, 2021 | Washington PostHis crime, based on his marriage to a Potawatomi woman, was deemed “intercourse with the enemy.”
For the early habitat of the Potawatomi, consult Croghan's Journals, in our volume i, p. 115 note 84.
The Potawatomi's powerful two-handed grip tore the pistol from his fingers.
Shaman | Robert SheaBut we'll have a band of Potawatomi scouts led by one of their chiefs, Billy Caldwell, to guide us.
Shaman | Robert Shea
I can handle the language of the Algonquin like a native, being part Potawatomi myself.
Call Him Savage | John PollardThe Potawatomi women were inclined to greasiness and obesity.
The Land of the Miamis | Elmore Barce
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