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ek helpful hints for students for the penojék grammar notes research links orthography our writing method home about neaseno support this work research links store dawewgemek helpful hints for students for the penojék grammar notes research links orthography our writing method want to be neshnabe eh ode neshnabe so you want to be neshnabe eh being neshnabe means you were born that way you ve always been that way there was no alternative but that for you this means you grew up speaking the accompanying language that goes with being neshnabe you also grew up with those mores norms standards sanctions and taboos everything you are were and became means you learned it all through the target language of the group you were born into you learned nothing you currently know in english it was not gleaned from university studies nor from any other book learning or in any other form of english inspired action it wasn t learned in english but passed on to you from a heritage fluent speaker who taught you this means you literally learned all that you know all that you are from your experiences as a traditional person growing up with the language surrounded by like speaking elders and peers this sort of person can be referred to as gete neshnabe the modern day world identifies him her as a traditional person traditional because they are heritage fluent speakers schooled and skilled in all of the lore and craft of their origins adept and expert in the physical material and spiritual culture of their heritage speaking group they emanate from one important fact this kind of person was not trained in anything they were taught from their youth up what of others who appear to be like them those who mimic these people those who sound like them but were not taught like them but were trained by gete neshnabek who must specialize in training those who have not been taught but have become separated from their archaic ways and the language so needed to find the way back to their origins these people could properly be referred to as quasi traditionals or even pseudo traditionals then borrowing upon the modern day terminology used by the dominant society they have become part of can they ever become like their gete cousins one might ask can they somehow transpose themselves into what they want to be or study so hard to be the indisputable answer is no the best they can do is follow the teachings of those who are gete neshnabek become trained in the lore the craft the sacred ways learn their heritage language and begin the process of learning so their offspring can be taught instead of having to be trained like them one teaches a child one trains a monkey a dog or some such other creature but not a human being we who are gete neshnabek were taught not trained i am using english to inform those who will read and listen and take appropriate action but for those who read and do not listen and do not take any action i can do nothing also there becomes no hope for their offspring no hope for the generations who come after them they must look to the future so those who come after them have a chance to survive as gete neshnabek our old people used to tell us we had to render decisions with seven generations in mind so there could be a future for those who would come after us this kind of thinking has nothing to do with self or hedonistic pleasures we must remove self from the pedestal and return to that seven generational thinking our forefathers utilized in their decision making only then can our offspring children have a chance to become gete neshnabek once again and then there shall be those who are taught the sacred ways of the gete neshnabek again learn your language live your life for the future generations so that anything you become trained in today can benefit them live like a gete neshnabe even if folks refer to you as a quasi neshnabe but do not be a pseudo neshnabe or live your life like one especially in front of your children embrace the teachings and learn your heritage language and become trained in them so you have something to teach your offspring author neaseno posted on march 3 2026 categories uncategorized leave a comment on want to be neshnabe eh the intuitive way of life getesewen maji akiwan begins the world earth universe wawiyegemek the universe of universes éngekwemek all over the world nyewo kemek the four worlds or ages birth death 4 times nyewo wikwiyakgemek four quarters of the universe west the power of life and death north the power of cleansing east the power of birthing south the power of bringing back to life the meaning of anishnaabeg is first or original peoples another definition possibly reflecting a traditionalist s viewpoint with a certain moral dimension refers to the good humans or good people meaning those who are on the right road path given to them by the creator or gichi manidoo great spirit the ojibwe scholar linguist and author basil johnston who explains the name in a creationist context states that its literal translation is beings made out of nothing or spontaneous beings since they had been created by divine breath and were made up of flesh and blood and a soul or spirit instead of rock or fire or water or wind shpemwigesiwen mine akiwigesiwen cosmic dust and terrestrial dust gé te s é wen to walk in an intuitive manner way of the belly button tes is the belly button sé is to walk géte is the real way of doing things anything real and substantive i nadze wen refers to our way of life the anishinabek mide wi win mystical doings mystic ways wab eno wen dawn ways ways of the dawn example wabek waben wab is to see wab is light thus referring to the light that is pushing away the darkness or lessening the darkness éshke ki wen having to do with the male species and ways of the land land wisdom land based wisdom land understanding land based understanding land knowledge land based knowledge mother earth knowledge éshkekiwmikwe kéndaswen aki ésegmekwe mother earth acquired knowledge daughter earth son earth father earth grandfather earth grandmother earth land prudence land based way of working wisely with the earth having to do with always do what is right in accordance with what is holy what is right for the common people éshke kiw nagé one who knows the ways of the earth and works closely with it esh has to do with the species man kek refers to the containment of man what he she is housed in the protective outer shell wiwkwe shkeshi wen there is a deep vast teaching on this aspect of man in midé ki w has to do with land lots of it nagé has to do with the male species nabé gé author neaseno posted on february 25 2026 categories uncategorized leave a comment on the intuitive way of life beginner lessons 2026 beginner 101 lesson plans week 1 introductions wéni je gin bozho ni je na zagjewékwé ndeshnekas mshkwedéniyek ndebendagwes greetings bozho formal hello implies a handshake is given ahau hi informal hau informal acknowledgement when someone approaches hé a call to get attention oh gin negwne oh so it s you ni je na how are you ni je na gin how are you specific ni je na ginwa how are you all ni je ézh bmadziyen how are you getting along mno bmades ne are you feeling well i she anwe i m fine mno wi she anwe i m really doing well gin je and you iw she anwe gé nin i m fine too iw she na ayapen just the same cho mno yési i m not doing well cho shna apje kwéch i m really not doing well nmno bmades i feel well names ____________________ ndeshnekas i am called ____________________ nin se _________________ i am _________________________ ni je ézhnekasyen what is your name what are you called ______________ ndezhnekas i am called ________________ _____________ ne gdezhnekas are you called __________________ ni je ézhnekasyék what are your names plural ___________ ndeshnekas mine ________________ ézhnekasot i am called ______________________ and he she is called _____________________ _____________ ézhnekasot o he she is called ________________ ____________ zhenkaso he she is called _________________ _____________ zhenkaswik they are called __________________ nations neshnabé ndaw i am neshnabé i am part of the neshnabék bodéwadmi ndaw i am potawatomi bodéwadmikwé ndaw i am a potawatomi woman ojibwé ndaw i am ojibwé odawa ndaw i am ottawa kchemokeman ndaw i am american shagnashi ndaw i am canadian wémtegoshi ndaw i am french miyago ndaw i am mexican aptosi ndaw i am half neshnabé apte bodéwadmi ndaw i am half potawatomi anet neshnabé ndaw i am part neshnabé bgéji neshnabé ndaw i am a little bit neshnabé bkan bémadset ndaw i am a different person refers to race bands ndebendagwze is a verb meaning to belong but it can also indicate where your tribal enrollment is mshkwedéniyek ndebendagwes i belong to prairie band shkwedé fire mshkwedé burnt over place prairie people of the prairie mascoutens is a mispronunciation of this ksenyaniyek ndebendagwes i belong to forest county ksenya cold people of the cold weather northern climate shishibeniyek ndebendagwes i belong to citizen band shishibé duck they lived next to rivers and took to them like ducks pokagenek ndebendagwes i belong to pokagon band pegegen rib legend has it leopold pokagon was found after a raid on a village crying as a young child with a rib bone tied in his hair matchibnéshiniyek ndebendagwes i belong to gun lake band mji mean bad fierce bnéshi bird fierce little bird people from chief matchiebnéshi notwasepiniyek ndebendagwes i belong to huron band notwa i hear someone sepi river people who hear the river currently living with a river flowing through their reservation hannahville ndebendagwes i belong to hannahville band named for the wife of the man who purchased the land to donate to this band to set up their community ni pi je éndebendagziyen where are you enrolled mshkwedéniyek ne gdebendagwes are you enrolled at prairie band cho ngoji nowhere cho ngoji ndebendagwsi i don t belong anywhere i m not enrolled anywhere ndoch bya and édayan ndoch bya means that i come from a place ni pi je wéj byayen where are you from oklahoma ndoch bya i am from oklahoma chicago ndoch bya i am from chicago édayan means that i currently live at a place ni pi je édayen where do you live shawnee édayan i live in shawnee michigan édayan i live in michigan bodéwadmi shkwengenek édayan i live on the potawatomi reservation oklahoma ndoch bya mine shawnee édayan i am from oklahoma and i live in shawnee michigan ndoch bya nesh je california édayan i am from michigan but i live in california you can also use nde da to indicate where i live odanek nde da i live in town chicago nde da i live in chicago shkwengenek nde da i live on the reservation exercise the following people are introducing themselves translate what they say into english 1 bozho george ndeshnekas bodéwadmi ndaw mshiké o ndotém mshkwedéniyek ndebendagwes kansas ndoch bya 2 bozho mkoskwé ndeshnekas bodéwadmikwé ndaw mko o ndotém shishibéniyek ndebendagwes tulsa édayan 3 hau ellen ndeshnekas aptosi ndaw cho nge kéndesi o ndotém ksenyaniyek ndebendagwes milwaukee ndoch bya naké california édayan 5 ahau pete ndeshnekas kchemokeman ndaw chicago ndoch bya 6 bozho carlos ndeshnekas apte bodéwadmi mine apte miyago ndaw shishibéniyek ndebendagwes cho nge kéndesi o ndotém los angeles ndoch bya 7 hau nin se shelly kansas city nde da kchemokemankwé ndaw 8 bozho isabella ndeshnekas wisconsin édayan jejauk o ndotém hannahville ndebendagwes 9 ahau nin se frank matchiebnéshiniyek ndebendagwes mshiké o ndotém michigan ndoch bya week 2 animacy and inanimacy bmadzewen shkwedé mine nibi mine senik mine skebgyak mine nizhogadék mine nyéwogadék mine bebamojegéniyek mine ébmashiwat wnago mine ngom mine wabek life the fire the water the rock the green the two leggeds the four leggeds the creeping crawling ones and the winged ones the past the present and the future animacy and inanimacy are difficult concepts to master because the traditional potawatomi saw sees the world differently than the modern american what is considered alive to a potawatomi is often considered inanimate by an american however the concept is crucial to the proper learning of this language because everything in a sentence must agree with the animacy inanimacy of the subject and object of the sentence this includes the pluralization the demonstrative the verb suffix and the noun suffix among other things it is the mastery of this concept that requires that this language be taught from a cultural perspective to attain fluency you have to put yourself in the moccasins of the old ones who viewed the world much differently than we do now animate that which is alive that which moves independently that which grows that which is connected to its source of life that which is capable of moving or growing inanimate that which is not alive that which does not move that which cannot move independently that which does not grow that which has been disconnected from its source of life animacy is not always fixed some objects change animate states depending on how they are used plants and spiritual objects in particular can take on animate or inanimate characteristics depending on the context try not to over think it if something is animate that would be considered inanimate in english we will point it out plurality of nouns animate and inanimate nouns take different endings when they are plural here are some examples animate nouns mshimen apple mshimnek apples nene man nenwik men kwé woman kwék women shegagosh onion shegagoshik onions pen potato penik potatos sen rock senik rocks gigabé boy gigabéyek boys gigyago girl gigyagoyek girls kek kettle kekok kettles gigo fish gigoyek fish inanimate nouns mshimen apple mshimnen apples dopwen table dopwenen tables gokbenagen basket gokbenagnen baskets waboyan blanket waboyanen blankets mkesen shoe mkesnen shoes waséjgen window waséjgenen windows dabyan vehicle dabyanen vehicles tetagen bell tetagnen bells wawabmowen mirror wawabmownen mirrors bkwakwet ball bkwakwén balls mshimen is listed here as a noun that can change animate states exercises tell if the following plural nouns are animate or inanimate waboyanen blankets ____________________________ déschegnen desks ____________________________ mtegok trees ____________________________ gokmedasnen socks ____________________________ dopwenen tables ____________________________ mekjakok mekjakoyek frogs ____________________________ mshikéyek turtles ____________________________ mdamnen corn ____________________________ wabosoyek rabbits ____________________________ kekok kettles ____________________________ bnéshik bnéshiyek birds ____________________________ these are some of the nouns that can change show both the animate and inanimate forms animate inanimate mshimen mshimnek mshimnen mdamen migwen dé men mskomen agem dé wé gen answers tell if the following plural nouns are animate or inanimate jigwék thunder animate waboyanen blankets inanimate déschegnen desks inanimate mtegok tree...