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.

kawišk-

VTI

bring or knock s.t. down by body action

Spoken Cree [10]

kawiškaw-

VTA

bring or knock s.o. down by body action

Spoken Cree [10]

kawin-

VTA/VTI

knock s.o./ s.t. down; with mâhkiy- break camp

Spoken Cree [6]

kawipit-

VTA/VTI

pull s.o./ s.t. down

Spoken Cree [10]

kayâš

IPC

long ago, in days gone by; 42:23

Cree Legends and Narratives

kayâš’-ayahâw-

NI

old thing, old one

Spoken Cree [35 ]

kayâši

IPN

old, stale; of long ago, ancient v. ayawiši, oški.

Spoken Cree [4], [44]

kayâši-kihci-kêkwâna

NI pl.

the old values: lit., ancient great matters

Spoken Cree [51]

kayâm

IPC

quietly, tranquilly; all right; 1:4; 11:8; 55:1

Cree Legends and Narratives

kayâm

IPC

quietly, tranquilly; all right!

Spoken Cree [10]

kayâmêwisî-

VAI

be quiet

Spoken Cree [39]

ki(t)…

Prefix

2nd person possessor or subject marker: your, you

Spoken Cree [1]

kišîciwan-

VII

flow swiftly; 61:3; cf. ...ciwan.../-

Cree Legends and Narratives

kišîhkolê-

VII

burn fast (e.g, a fast travelling bush or grass fire); (42:60); cf. ocêhkamahkolê-

Cree Legends and Narratives

kišîm-

VTA

affront, vex or anger s.o. by speech; 21:5; 55:6; cf. nišim-

Cree Legends and Narratives

kišîm-

VTA

anger, insult or irritate s.o. by speech

Spoken Cree [45]

kišîmiskaw-

VTA

irritate s.o. intensely

Spoken Cree [47]

kišîmototaw-

VTA

address s.o. irritatingly, insultingly or churlishly

Spoken Cree [45]

kišîpali-

VAI/VII

go fast; 33; 42:26; 42:31; 68:2; kišîpaniw ’ci-nipispan he would be dead in a flash; cf. ...pali-

Cree Legends and Narratives

kišîpaliho-

VAI

jump up quickly; 60:3; pasiko, ’šîpaliho! stand up, jump up quickly! cf. ...paliho-

Cree Legends and Narratives

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