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.
kakwâtakamahciho-
VAI
feel miserable; (23:2), 58:5; [near-synonym: pakwâsamahciho-]; cf. kakwâtakihtâ-, kitimâkisi-, ...amahciho-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kakwâtakatwêmo-
VAI
wail, lament
Spoken Cree [45]
kakwâtakihtâ-
VAI
be pretty poorly off, be miserable; (58:5); [synonym: êliwêhk kitimâkisi-]; cf. kakwâtakimahciho-, kitimâkisi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kakwâtakimahciho-
VAI
feel miserable; cf. kakwâtakamahciho-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kakwâtakinâkosi-
VAI
look miserable; 23:2; cf. ...nâkosi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kakwê
IPV
try (to)
Spoken Cree [15]
kakwê
IPV
try; 7:1; 19:1; 20:3; 38:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
kakwêcih-
VTA
tempt s.o., test s.o. v. kotêlim-
Spoken Cree [49]
kakwêcih-
VTA
make trial of s.o.; 5:6; 49:3
Cree Legends and Narratives
kakwêcim-
VTA
ask s.o. (about s.t.) v. natotamaw-
Spoken Cree [11]
kakwêcim-
VTA
ask s.o.; 1:4; 9:4; 20:1; 21:3; 53:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
kakwêciskwatahikê-
VAI
test the ice by poking it with a stick
Spoken Cree [30]
kakwêcist-
VTI
taste s.t.
Spoken Cree [47]
kakwêcistamoški-
VAI
be constantly tasting
Spoken Cree [47]
kakwêstâsom-
VTA
threaten s.o.
Spoken Cree [45]
kalâpiš-
NI
club (at cards)
Spoken Cree [31]
kalêkisi-
VAI
be itchy; 55:9
Cree Legends and Narratives
kalakihtâ-
VAI
make a soft noise (e.g., as a mouse scratching in a cupboard or someone hammering in the distance so as to hinder sleep); 64:2; cf. otatâmah-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kalakitiyê-
VAI
have an itchy anus; (68:5); n’kalakitiyân: môla kistinâc kwayêsk n’kî-ohci-kimisâhonâtokwê my anus is itchy: I can’t have wiped myself properly; cf. kalêkisi-, išitiyêli-, kwêskitiyêpaliho-, tahkiskâtitiyêhw-, kimisah-, kimisaho-, ...tiy...
Cree Legends and Narratives
kampaniy-
NA
Hudson’s Bay Company; 42:24; 64:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
