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.
kapâšimo-
VAI
go bathing, swim
Spoken Cree [31], [50]
kapâšimo-
VAI
go swimming, go bathing; 16:4; 22:3; cf. ...šimo-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapâšimototaw-
VTA
swim out to s.o.; 4:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapâwin-
NI
landing place, jetty
Spoken Cree [22]
kapê-kîšik
IPC
all day long. kapê- also combines with tipisk, nîpinw-, piponw-
Spoken Cree [45]
kapêši-
VAI
camp
Spoken Cree [11]
kapêši-
VAI
camp, encamp for a night; 40:3; 42:5; 58:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapêšiwin-
NI
a temporary camping place; a day’s journey (Watkins-Faries)
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapêšiwinihkâso-
VAI
make as though to camp, make a sort of camping place; 37:4; cf. ...hkâso-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapêwin-
NI
campsite
Spoken Cree [17]
kapahtahan-
VII
be windy, blow, be the weather side; 12:11; kâ-iši-kapahtahahk where the snow is blown by the wind; nâsic n’kî-âlimisin nahîtâk kapahtahan I had a hard time, as it happened, windwards; cf. tipinawâhk
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapahtahanw-
NI
windward side; kapahtahanohk on the windward side
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapastawê-kwâškwâti-
VAI
jump into the water; (4:5); cf. pahkopê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapastawêšimo-
VAI
immerse oneself in water, submerge; (38:2); cf. ...šimo-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapastawêh-
VTI
put s.t. into the water; 10:3; 13:17
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapastawêhw-
VTA
put s.o. into the water; 14:5; 29:2; 50:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapastawêpahtâ-
VAI
run into the water; 18:6; cf. ...pahtâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapastawêpali-
VAI/VII
fall into the water
Spoken Cree [31]
kapastawêpali-
VAI/VII
fall into the water (e.g., an arrow, gun); 4:4; 38:1; cf. ...pali-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapastawêpaliho-
VAI
throw oneself into the water, jump into the water
Spoken Cree [31 ]
