Moose and Swampy Cree Dictionary
This is a Moose and Swampy Cree to English Dictionary, by C. Douglas Ellis, including the glossaries of the three Spoken Cree volumes and the Cree Legends and Narratives from the West Coast of James Bay. The forms are given in Moose Cree. See the corresponding full forms dictionary here with both L and N dialects.
pîsimw-
NA
sun, luminary; month; 3:6; 15:10; 39:2; 50:7; 63:1; pêyako-pîsim period of one month; cf. tipiski-pîsimw-, kisê-pâpîwâtakinam, kišê-pîsimw-, mikisiwi-pîsimw-, niski-pîsimw-, alîki-pîsimw-, sâkipakâwi-pîsimw-, opaskowi-pîsimw-, ohpahôwi-pîsimw-, wêhwêsi-pîsimw-, opimahâmowi-pîwimw-, kaškatinisiw, pâpîwâcakinišîš
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîsimw-
NA
sun v. tipiski-pîsimw-
Spoken Cree [19 ]
niski-pîsimw-
NA
April, Goose Moon
Spoken Cree [26]
niski-pîsimw-
NA
April, lit., ‘goose moon’; cf. pîsimw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
tipiski-pîsimw-
NA
moon; 5:9; cf. pîsimw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
alîki-pîsimw-
NA
May, Frog Moon
Spoken Cree [26]
alîki-pîsimw-
NA
May, lit., ‘frog moon’; cf. pîsimw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
mikisiwi-pîsimw-
NA
March, Eagle Moon
Spoken Cree [26]
mikisiwi-pîsimw-
NA
March, lit., ‘eagle moon’; cf. pîsimw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
opaskowi-pîsimw-
NA
July, lit., ‘moulting moon’; 63:1; cf. pîsimw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kišêpîsimw-
NA
February, Great (or Old) Moon
Spoken Cree [26]
kišê-pîsimw-
NA
February, lit., ‘old moon, great moon’; cf. pîsimw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
ohpahôwi-pîsimw-
NA
August, Flying-up Moon
Spoken Cree [26]
ohpahôwi-pîsimw-
NA
August, lit., ‘flying-up moon’; cf. pîsimw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
opáskowi-pîsimw-
NA
July, Moulting Moon
Spoken Cree [26]
wêhwêwi-pîsimw-
NA
September, Wavey (Snow Goose) Moon
Spoken Cree [26]
wêhwêwi-pîsimw-
NA
September, lit., ‘wavey moon’; cf. pîsimw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
opimahâmowi-pîsimw-
NA
October, lit., ‘migrating moon’; (58:3); cf. pîsimw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
opimahâmowi-pîsimw-
NA
October, Migrating Moon
Spoken Cree [26]
sâkipakâwi-pîsimw-
NA
June, Budding Moon
Spoken Cree [26]
sâkipakâwi-pîsimw-
NA
June, lit., ‘budding moon’; 9:16; cf. pîsimw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kišê-pâpîwâtakini-pîsimw-
NA
January, lit., ‘great- or old- scattered-about moon’; [variant form of kišê-pâpîwâtakinam]; (58:5); cf. pîsimw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
