Potavatomice (kendilerinceBodéwadmimwen, Neshnabémwen, Zheshmowen ;İngilizcePotawatomi, Pottawatomi, Pottawatomie, Pottawattamie),Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'ne bağlıMichigan,Wisconsin veOklahoma eyaletleri ileKanada'nınOntario eyaletinde yaşayanPotavatomiler tarafından konuşulanAlgonkin dilleri ailesininMerkezî Algonkin dilleri grubundakiAnişinabe dilleri grubundan soyu tükenmek üzere olan birKızılderili dilidir. 2012 yılı itibarıyla konuşanı yalnızca 9 kişidir.[1]
Potavatomicenin lehçe ve şiveleri:
- Kuzey Potavatomicesi (Northern Potawatomi) — Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin
- Güney Potavatomicesi (Southern Potawatomi) — Kansas, Oklahoma
Günümüzdeki Povatomi alfabesi:
a b ch d e é g h ' i j k m n o p s sh t w y z zh
- 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.