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.

mânišcânišiwi-’liliw-

NA

shepherd

Spoken Cree [51]

mânih-

VTA

trouble s.o., cause s.o. problems

Spoken Cree [48]

mânipali-

VAI

have trouble, have problems, have a hard time; be in a difficult situation, go wrong

Spoken Cree [36], [42]

mânitêw-

NA

stranger; tourist

Spoken Cree [36; 47]

mânok(w)ê-

VAI

camp (for a long period of time)

Spoken Cree [24], [26]

mârtin

NA

[proper name] Martin; 49:3

Cree Legends and Narratives

mâsakîskw-

NA

cedar, cedar brush

Spoken Cree [29]

mâsakîskw-

NA

cedar tree; 62:5; 68:7

Cree Legends and Narratives

mâsakîskw(âhtikw)-

NA

cedar

Spoken Cree [35]

mâsakîskwâpoy-

NI

cedar syrup

Spoken Cree [29]

mâsamêkos-

NA

(speckled) trout v. 11.B.2.2, Dialect Variation

Spoken Cree [11]

mâsihtâkosi-

VAI

scream; 12:12; cf. têkwê-, ...ihtâkosi-

Cree Legends and Narratives

mâsikîskw-

NA

cedar tree; cf. mâsakîskw-

Cree Legends and Narratives

mâskôc

IPC

perhaps, maybe; 5:1; 11:6; 35:2 et passim; also as mâškôc

Cree Legends and Narratives

mâskôc

IPC

perhaps, maybe (SC) v. mâškôc

Spoken Cree [1]

mâskâ-

VII

be defective, be maimed; 9:17

Cree Legends and Narratives

mâskawicihcêwaci-

VAI

have hands stiff with cold v.cihc…, …aci-; âhkwacicihcêwaci-, sîhkacicihcêwaci-Cf. Unit 34, A.3. and C.2.

Spoken Cree [34], [46 ]

mâskawisitêwaci-

VAI

have feet stiff with cold v.sit…, …aci-Cf. Unit 34, A.3 and C.2.

Spoken Cree [34]

mâskikan-

NI

chest v.âskikan-

Spoken Cree [28]

mâskinâkosi-

VAI

look in poor shape

Spoken Cree [26]

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