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Potawatomi Dictionary (Citizen Potawatomi Nation)

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Language Name

Potawatomi.

Alternate Language Names

Pottawatomie, Bodéwadmimwen, Bodéwadmi Zheshmowen, Neshnabémwen.

Region

Ontario, Canada; Michigan, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Indiana, Kansas, United States.

Who

Citizen Potawatomi Nation.

Others Involved

Many speakers and Elders, cited by name in individual entries. No single list of all contributors is given.

Publishing Information

This is a digital dictionary that does not display any information about launch dates or update dates.

How People are Cited

Speakers and Elders are cited in individual entries under Source.

How Information is Cited

Speakers and previous documentation are cited in entries under Source.

Where is Information Coming from

Information in this dictionary comes from speakers and Elders, as well as previous documentation by linguists and anthropologists.

Tools and Framework used

This is a multimedia website that uses images and audio files.

Access

This dictionary is available open access online.

Included Languages and Directionality

Potawatomi to English; English to Potawatomi.

Dialects Included

No dialect is specified for this dictionary.

Type of Dictionary

This is a bilingual, bidirectional, multimedia online dictionary.

How are Entries Organised

Entries in this dictionary can be searched by Potawatomi or English gloss, browsed alphabetically in either language, or browsed thematically under Tags. Each entry is its own sub-page on the dictionary, and contains the Potawatomi headword, a button to play a recording of its pronunciation, and the pronunciation spelled out with English conventions. Below this is a numbered list of all possible English glosses, any inflected forms, and the source of the entry. Also included are example sentences with their own audio files, and a list of related words that are hyperlinked to their own entries. Each entry's tags are listed beside the glosses as hyperlinks.

Other Features

Feature Included More Information
Guide to use and understand
Audio Included in entries
Images Included in entries
Example phrases Included in entries
Speakers marked Cited in entries under Source
Dialects marked

External Links

View the Potawatomi Dictionary open access online: https://www.potawatomidictionary.com/