Making nouns small Diminutives

Making things small in Potawatomi There are a couple of ways to make something little or small. One way is to use the verb gachiye- he/she is small and gachinwa mget- it is small. There are a couple of ways to make something little or small. One way is to use the verb gachiye- he/she is small and gachinwa mget- it is small. Also to make things young we could skwe- which means young Also to make things young we could skwe- which means young

The easiest way To make objects small or young just add s if the noun ends in a vowel or es if it ends in a consenant. To make objects small or young just add s if the noun ends in a vowel or es if it ends in a consenant.

Penojes-babyPenoje- child

Mko- bear Mkos- bear cub

Making nouns small Mantanishes-lamb Mantanish- sheep

Dopwen- table Dopwenes - in table(small table)

Dabyan- car Dabyanes- Dabyanes- little car/ perhaps golf cart. little car/ perhaps golf cart.

Occasionally you will drop a consenant to make the transition smoother or its an older word which has long been established. Nagen- dish Nagen- dish Nagas- bowel or little dish. Nagas- bowel or little dish. Bgejgen- hammer Bgejgen- hammer Bgejgas- little hammer Bgejgas- little hammer Basically if the word ends in gen it should be able to be changed like this. If you should instead just add es to the gen that also would be understandable. Basically if the word ends in gen it should be able to be changed like this. If you should instead just add es to the gen that also would be understandable.