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.
kapastawêpaliho-
VAI
throw oneself into the water, jump into the water; 16:3; (38:2); cf. ...paliho-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapastawêpin-
VTA/VTI
throw s.o./s.t. into the water; 16:4; 29:1; haplology for kapastawê-wêpin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapatîwin-
NI
a portage, setting ashore
Spoken Cree [21]
kapatêškôsi-
VAI
be brought in to shore
Spoken Cree [29 ]
kapatên-
VTA/VTI
put s.o./s.t. on shore, disembark s.o./s.t.; take s.o./s.t off the fire
Spoken Cree [39], [51]
kapatênâso-
VAI
unload (a boat), put (things) ashore v. akwânâso-
Spoken Cree [12], [39]
kapatêsipahtâ-
VAI
run ashore; 18:4; cf. ...pahtâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapatêsipaliho-
VAI
quickly get out (e.g., of a canoe); 31:2; cf. ...paliho-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapatêskwê-
VAI
take out (e.g., beaver from pot into pan); 13:13; scoop the food out of the pot using a sharp stick; cf. apwânâskw-, cîstahikan-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapatêtâpipahtwâ-
VAI-T
run s.t. ashore; 31:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapatêyâhoko-
VAI
be washed ashore; (61:3)
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapatêyâhotê-
VII
be washed ashore; 61:3
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapatêyâhtawî-
VAI
step on shore or on land; 16:5; cf. ...âhtawî-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kapatêyâhw-
VTA
wash ashore
Spoken Cree [29]
kaskâhtikw-
NI
green wood v. askâhtikw-, pâhkohtakw-
Spoken Cree [30]
kaskêw
IPC
across the island; [synonym: awasânakw]; (n. 2:1)
Cree Legends and Narratives
kaskêwê-
VAI
go across the island, take a short-cut on a paddling route
Cree Legends and Narratives
kaskêwêhonân-
NI
short route across, portage
Cree Legends and Narratives
kaskamêšk-
VTI
go across it (i.e., an island, a piece of land)
Spoken Cree [31]
kaskamêyânakiškâ-
VAI
take a short-cut across (an island)
Spoken Cree [33]
