Potavatomice

Potavatomice  (kendilerince Bodéwadmimwen, Neshnabémwen, Zheshmowen  ; İngilizce Potawatomi, Pottawatomi, Pottawatomie, Pottawattamie), Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'ne bağlı Michigan, Wisconsin ve Oklahoma eyaletleri ile Kanada'nın Ontario eyaletinde yaşayan Potavatomiler tarafından konuşulan Algonkin dilleri ailesinin Merkezî Algonkin dilleri grubundaki Anişinabe dilleri grubundan soyu tükenmek üzere olan bir Kızılderili dilidir. 2012 yılı itibarıyla konuşanı yalnızca 9 kişidir.

Lehçeleri 
Potavatomicenin lehçe ve şiveleri: 
Kuzey Potavatomicesi (Northern Potawatomi) — Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin
Güney Potavatomicesi (Southern Potawatomi) — Kansas, Oklahoma

Alfabe 
Günümüzdeki Povatomi alfabesi:

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Kaynakça

Bibliyografya 
 Gailland, Maurice. (1840). English-Potawatomi Dictionary.
 Hockett, Charles Francis.(1987). The Potawatomi Language: A Descriptive Grammar. Ann Arbor, Mich: University Microfilms International.
 Hockett, Charles Francis. (1939). Potawatomi Syntax. Language, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 235–248
Hockett, Charles Francis. (1948a). Potawatomi I: Phonemics, Morphophonemics, and Morphological Survey. International Journal of American Linguistics. Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 1–10 
Hockett, Charles Francis. (1948b). Potawatomi II: Derivations. International Journal of American Linguistics. Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 63–73
Hockett, Charles Francis. (1948c). Potawatomi III: The Verb Complex. International Journal of American Linguistics. Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 139–149
Hockett, Charles Francis. (1948d). Potawatomi IV: Particles and Sample Texts. International Journal of American Linguistics. Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 213–225
Hockett, Charles Francis. (1950). The Conjunct Modes in Ojibwa and Potawatomi. Language, Vol. 26, No. 2,pp. 278–282
 Quimby, George Irving. (1940). Some Notes on Kinship and Kinship Terminology Among the Potawatomi of the Huron. S.l: s.n.
 Wisconsin Native American Languages Project and John Nichols. (1975). Potawatomi Traditional Writing. Milwaukee WI: Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council.

Potavatomiler
Anişinabe dilleri
Algonkin dilleri
Merkezî Algonkin dilleri
Kızılderili dilleri
Kanada yerli dilleri
Amerika Birleşik Devletleri yerli dilleri