Potawatomi

[ pot-uh-wot-uh-mee ]

noun

, plural Pot·a·wat·o·mis, (especially collectively) Pot·a·wat·o·mi.

1. Also called Bod·e·wad·mi [bod-, uh, -, wod, -mee]. a member of an Algonquian people originally of Michigan and Wisconsin.
2. Also called Bod·e·wad·mim·wen [bod-, uh, -, wod, -mim-wen]. the Algonquian language of the Potawatomi, closely related to Ojibwe.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Potawatomi or their language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Potawatomi¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; from French Poutouatami, Pouteouatami, from Ojibwe po·te·wa·tami· “those who tend the hearth fire” (of the Council of Three Fires)

Example Sentences

Some of these languages — such as Hawaiian, Quechua and Potawatomi — are already critically endangered because of globalization, migration and cultural homogenization.

From Washington Post

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi in Michigan saw its successful casino shut down in the early months of the pandemic.

From Seattle Times

Most recently, they posted a video with long snapper James Winchester, a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and center Creed Humphrey, who is from the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.

From Washington Times

A botanist and a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, the author weaves ancient stories and a scientific perspective into a celebration of mutual tending and generosity.

From Seattle Times

After quarantining at Fort Peck, they arrived at the Forest County Potawatomi farm through an InterTribal Buffalo Council transfer in 2020.

From Salon