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Making nouns smallMaking nouns small
DiminutivesDiminutives
Making things small in Making things small in PotawatomiPotawatomi
There are a couple of ways to make There are a couple of ways to make something little or small. One way is something little or small. One way is to use the verb gachiye- he/she is to use the verb gachiye- he/she is small and gachinwa mget- it is small.small and gachinwa mget- it is small.
Also to make things young we could Also to make things young we could skwe- which means youngskwe- which means young
The easiest wayThe easiest way
To make objects small or young just To make objects small or young just add s if the noun ends in a vowel or add s if the noun ends in a vowel or es if it ends in a consenant. es if it ends in a consenant.
Penojes-baby
Penoje- child
Mko- bear
Mkos- bear cub
Making nouns smallMaking nouns small
Mantanishes-lambMantanishes-lamb
Mantanish- sheep
Dopwen-Dopwen- tabletable
Dopwenes- in table(small table)
Dabyan-Dabyan- carcar
Dabyanes-Dabyanes- little car/ perhaps golf cart.little car/ perhaps golf cart.
Occasionally you will drop a consenant Occasionally you will drop a consenant to make the transition smoother or its to make the transition smoother or its
an older word which has long been an older word which has long been established.established.
Nagen- Nagen- dishdish
Nagas- Nagas- bowel or little dish.bowel or little dish.
Bgejgen- Bgejgen- hammerhammer
Bgejgas- Bgejgas- little hammerlittle hammer
Basically if the word ends in gen it should be able Basically if the word ends in gen it should be able to be changed like this. If you should instead just to be changed like this. If you should instead just add es to the gen that also would be add es to the gen that also would be understandable.understandable.