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.
kîškiwêpaht-
VTI
hurriedly gnaw through s.t.; 3:8
Cree Legends and Narratives
kîškwê-
VAI
be crazy, be demented
Spoken Cree [21]
kîškwêh-
VTA
send s.o. crazy, send s.o. out of his/her mind (used of going crazy or wild with enjoyment; e.g., at meeting a person after a long time, or of fans with a celebrity, or a man after a girl); 68:5; kî-kîškwêhikow she sent him crazy; kîškwêyêlimow he’s crazy about her
Cree Legends and Narratives
kîškwêh-
VTA
drive s.o. crazy
Spoken Cree [38]
kîškwêhkâso-
VAI
fool around
Spoken Cree [34]
kîškwêhw-
VTA
knock s.o. senseless, knock s.o. out; 68:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
kîškwêpê-
VAI
get drunk
Spoken Cree [46]
kîškwêyâtis-
NA
idiot
Spoken Cree [30]
kîškwêyêliht-
VTI
be distraught; 65:9
Cree Legends and Narratives
kîškwêyêlim-
VTA
be distraught over s.o., be crazy about s.o.; (68:5)
Cree Legends and Narratives
kîškwêyêlimo-
VAI
be confused
Spoken Cree [39]
kîšowâ-
VII
be warm (referring to an object); (1:2); cf. kišowâyâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kîšowâ-
VII
be (snug) warm v. kîšowâyâ-, kîsôsi-
Spoken Cree [23], [29], [33]
kîšowâyâ-
VII
be mild (weather); 1:2; 1:5; 11:11; 41:17; 61:6; âskaw-âskaw kakîšowâyâw it is warm every now and then; cf. kîšowâ-, ...ayâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kîšowinikan-
NI
insulation (for walls) v. also kîšôhcikan-
Spoken Cree [35]
kîšpin
IPC
= kišâspin, q.v.
Spoken Cree [45]
kîšpo-
VAI
be full
Cree Legends and Narratives
kîšpon-
VTA
fill s.o.; [possibly allegro for kîšponah-]; cf. kîspo-, kîšponê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kîšponê-
VII
be full
Cree Legends and Narratives
kîšponê-
VII
be full
Spoken Cree [12]
