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.
kihci-ayišiho-
VAI
be dressed in fancy things or flashy clothes; (8:6); cf. išiho-, awêspiso-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kihci-cimê-
VAI
go away by canoe
Spoken Cree [36]
kihci-itêliht-
VTI
be excited v. koškwêliht-
Spoken Cree [30]
kihci-kišišawipaliho-
VAI
be lively, be frisky (of a person, first thing in the morning); (9:16); cf. kišišaw, ...paliho-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kihci-mâmaskâtêliht-
VTI
think s.t. shocking v. mâmaskâtêliht-
Spoken Cree [48]
kihci-masinahikêwin-
NI
Epistle (in the Eucharist): lit., great writing
Spoken Cree [22]
kihci-masinahikan-
NI
Bible
Spoken Cree (22)
kihci-nâpahkwân-
NI
ark (biblical) (Plains Cree): lit., great sailboat N-Dialect speakers normally use cîmân- v. arkw-
Spoken Cree (51)
kihci-okimâw-
NA
chief manager; 49:5; government; 42:15
Cree Legends and Narratives
kihci-okimâw-
NA
the Government
Spoken Cree [22]
kihci-okimâwin-
NI
head office, head administration, government
Spoken Cree [43]
kihci-sîpiy-
NI
main river; 42:47
Cree Legends and Narratives
kihci-wâskâhikan-
NI
great house, castle
Spoken Cree [45]
kihci-wêpin-
VTA/VTI
heave or throw s.o./s.t.; 13:15; 42:66; kêy-ohc’-ati-kihci-wêpinahk where he is to start off from
Cree Legends and Narratives
kihci-wêpinikê-
VAI
fling with abandon, throw greatly; 8:3; kihci-wêpinikêw ê-nîmiwit he shakes his feet as he dances
Cree Legends and Narratives
kihci(h)lâ-
VAI
fly away
Spoken Cree [51]
kihcišimo-
VAI
start to dance; 8:3; cf. ...šimo-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kihcicišahw-
VTA
send s.o. away; 49:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
kihcih-
VTA
start making s.o., begin to make s.o.; 52:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
kihcihlâ-
VAI
fly away; 14:4; 20:3; 26:1; 61:1; cf. išihlâ-, pimihlâ-, ...hlâ...
Cree Legends and Narratives
