Learning the Shawnee Language
Beginner’s Guide
The words and translations below are meant to be a starting point for learning the Shawnee Language.
Shawnee Alphabet
Greetings
English
Hello
Phonetic
Hah-tee-toh
Shawnee
Hi te to
Listen
English
Good Morning
Phonetic
Ho-wee-see-wah-pah-nee
Shawnee
Ho wa se wi pi ne
Listen
English
Do you feel good?
Phonetic
Hah-kee-hoh-wah-see-lah-sah-mah-moh
Shawnee
Hi ke ho wa se li si mi mo
Listen
Responses
English
I am feeling well
Phonetic
Nee-hoh-wah-see-lah-sah-mah-moh
Shawnee
Ne ho wa se li si mi mo
Listen
English
How about you?
Phonetic
Mah-kwah-kee-lah
Shawnee
Mi qi ke li
Listen
English
Thank you
Phonetic
Nee-yah-way
Shawnee
Ne yi wa
Listen
English
Don’t know
Phonetic
Koh-Kweh
Shawnee
Ko qa
Listen
Directions
English
North
Phonetic
Yeh-pee-pohn-keh-kee
Shawnee
Ya pa pon kya ke
Listen
English
West
Phonetic
Yeh-pahk-seh-mohn-kee
Shawnee
Ya pik se mo ke
Listen
English
South
Phonetic
Yeh-lah-wah-kweh-kee
Shawnee
Ya li wi qa ke
Listen
English
East
Phonetic
Yeh-tah-koh-thah-kee
Shawnee
Ya ti ko fi ke
Listen
English
Up
Phonetic
Speh-mih-kee
Shawnee
Spa ma ke
Listen
English
Down
Phonetic
Sah-kee-kee
Shawnee
Si ke ke
Listen
English
Left hand
Phonetic
Nah-mah-chihn-keh
Shawnee
Ni mi gen ka
Listen
English
Right hand
Phonetic
May-yah-when-keh
Shawnee
Ma yi wen ka
Listen
Partings
English
Again we will meet
Phonetic
Noh-kee-sah-lah-nahk-skah-lah
Shawnee
No ke si li ka nik sko la
Listen
English
Maybe somewhere I’ll see you again
Phonetic
Kah-moo-chee-lah-kwah Kee-no-lee-no-key
Shawnee
Ki mo go li qi ka no la no ke
Listen
Before, During, and After a Meal
English
Are you hungry?
Phonetic
Hah-kee-skwah-lah-way
Shawnee
Hi ke sqi li wa
Listen
English
I’m hungry
Phonetic
Nee-skwah-lah-way
Shawnee
Ne sqi li aw
Listen
English
Let’s go eat
Phonetic
Kay-bah-wee-thay-nee-bay
Shawnee
Ka pi we fa ne pa
Listen
English
It is good
Phonetic
We-kahn-we
Shawnee
We kin we
Listen
English
It was real good
Phonetic
Oh We-kahn-we
Shawnee
Oh we kin we
Listen
English
I am full
Phonetic
Nee-tay-poh-low
Shawnee
Ne tap po lo
Listen
English
I have already eaten
Phonetic
Nay-kah-nay-may-jee-way-thay-nee
Shawnee
Na ki ne ma ge we fa ne
Listen
Questions
English
What?
Phonetic
Nay-hee-way
Shawnee
Na he wa
Listen
English
When?
Phonetic
Tah-nee-way Lah-kwah
Shawnee
Ti ne wa li qi
Listen
English
Where?
Phonetic
Tah-nee-way
Shawnee
Ti ne wa
Listen
English
Who?
Phonetic
Nay-thah-way
Shawnee
Na fi wa
Listen
English
Why?
Phonetic
Koh-chee-way
Shawnee
Ko ge wa
Listen
English
What is it?
Phonetic
Nay-hee-way Hee-nee
Shawnee
Na he wa he ne
Listen
English
Who is That?
Phonetic
Nay-thah-way Yah-mah
Shawnee
Na fi wa yi mi
Listen
English
What are you doing?
Phonetic
Nay-hee-way Kee-tay-see-lah-wee
Shawnee
Na he wa ke ta se li we
Listen
Animals
English
Dog
Phonetic
Wee-see
Shawnee
Weh se
Listen
English
Cat
Phonetic
Poh-see-thah
Shawnee
Po se fi
Listen
English
Horse
Phonetic
M’say-way
Shawnee
M’sa wa
Listen
English
Turtle
Phonetic
Kah-kee-leh
Shawnee
Ki ke la
Listen
English
Fish
Phonetic
Nah-meh-thah
Shawnee
Ni ma fi
Listen
English
Wolf
Phonetic
M’way-wah
Shawnee
M’wa wi
Listen
English
Chicken
Phonetic
Pay-lay-wah
Shawnee
Pa la wi
Listen
English
Cow
Phonetic
M’thoh-thwa
Shawnee
M’fo fwi
Listen
English
Rabbit
Phonetic
P’tuck-ah-nay-thee
Shawnee
Pa ti ke na fe
Listen
English
Squirrel
Phonetic
Hah-nee-kwah
Shawnee
Hi ne qi
Listen
English
Raccoon
Phonetic
Hah-thay-pah-tee
Shawnee
Hi fa pi te
Listen
English
Pig
Phonetic
Koh-skoh
Shawnee
Ko sko
Listen
English
Turkey
Phonetic
Hah-chay-pay-lay-wah
Shawnee
Hik ge pa la wi
Listen
English
Goose
Phonetic
Wah-pah-chee-kee-thah
Shawnee
Wi pi ge ka fi
Listen
English
Deer
Phonetic
P’sick-thee
Shawnee
P’sak fe
Listen
Numbers
English
One
Phonetic
Nick-koh-tee
Shawnee
Na ko te
Listen
English
Two
Phonetic
Nee-swee
Shawnee
Ne se we
Listen
English
Three
Phonetic
N’thwee
Shawnee
N’fwe
Listen
English
Four
Phonetic
Ney-yay-wee
Shawnee
Ne ya wa
Listen
English
Five
Phonetic
N’yah-lahn-wee
Shawnee
Ne yi lin we
Listen
English
Six
Phonetic
Nay-koh-twah-thwee
Shawnee
No ko twi fwe
Listen
English
Seven
Phonetic
Nee-swah-thwee
Shawnee
Ne swi fwe
Listen
English
Eight
Phonetic
N’thwah-sick-thwee
Shawnee
N’fwi sak fwe
Listen
English
Nine
Phonetic
Chah-kaht-thwee
Shawnee
Gi kit fwe
Listen
English
Ten
Phonetic
May-tah-thwee
Shawnee
Ma ti fwe
Listen
Home Talk
English
Get up
Phonetic
Hohn-skah-loh
Shawnee
Hon ski lo
Listen
English
Wake up
Phonetic
Hah-mah-moh-loh
Shawnee
Hi mi mo lo
Listen
English
You be still
Phonetic
Noh-lay-wee-loh
Shawnee
No la we lo
Listen
English
Cover up
Phonetic
Hah-koh-loh
Shawnee
Hik ko lo
Listen
English
Go to sleep
Phonetic
Nay-pah-loh
Shawnee
Na pi lo
Listen
English
Quit doing that
Phonetic
Koh-lah-chee
Shawnee
Ko li ge
Listen
English
Get ready
Phonetic
Nah-nah-hee-loh
Shawnee
Ni ni he lo
Listen
English
I love you
Phonetic
Kee-tah-kway-lay-may-lay
Shawnee
Ke ti qa la ma la
Listen
English
Stand up
Phonetic
Nee-pah-wee-loh
Shawnee
Ne pi we lo
Listen
English
Leave it
Phonetic
Nah-kah-tah-noh
Shawnee
Ni ki ti no
Listen
English
Watch (Look here)
Phonetic
Wah-pah-tah-noh
Shawnee
Wi pi ti no
Listen
English
Come next to me
Phonetic
Pee-yah-loh-mah-lah-kwah-hee
Shawnee
Pe yi lo mi li qi he
Listen
English
Come in
Phonetic
Pee-thah-loh
Shawnee
Pe fi lo
Listen
English
Go hunting
Phonetic
Pah-hah-lah-wee
Shawnee
Pi hi li we
Listen
English
Go potty (Going out)
Phonetic
Sah-pah-loh-thah
Shawnee
Si pi lo fi
Listen
English
Pickup (Something)
Phonetic
Peh-kah-loh-nah
Shawnee
Pa ki lo ni
Listen
English
I picked up
Phonetic
Nee-peh-kah-loh-nah
Shawnee
Na pe ki lo ni
Listen
English
Time to get up
Phonetic
Hohn-skah-loh
Shawnee
Hon ski lo
Listen
English
Listen to me
Phonetic
Hah-kah-way-tah-wee-loh
Shawnee
Hi ki wa ti we lo
Listen
English
I said
Phonetic
Nee-tay-yoh
Shawnee
Ne ta yo
Listen
English
Good
Phonetic
Hoh-weh-sah
Shawnee
Ho wa si
Listen
English
Yes
Phonetic
Hee-nee
Shawnee
He ne
Listen
English
No
Phonetic
Mah-tah
Shawnee
Mi ti
Listen
English
Excuse me
Phonetic
Mah-tah Wee-chee-tah
Shawnee
Mi ti we ge ti
Listen
English
Goodbye (See you tomorrow)
Phonetic
Wah-pah-kyeh Kyeh-noh-leh
Shawnee
Wi pi ka ka no la no ke
Listen
Eastern Shawnee Language
Lessons on YouTube
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