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.
malakom-
VTA
say something which brings bad luck to s.o. v. ašim-, papêwê-
Spoken Cree [47]
malakwah-
VTA
bring s.o. bad luck; 27:6
Cree Legends and Narratives
malaway-
NDA
cheek v. …alaway-
Spoken Cree [28]
mamâškawî-
VAI rdpl.
be strong v. maškawî-
Spoken Cree [45]
mamâhtâkosi-
VAI
[redupl.] do wonders; 6:7; cf. ...ihtâkosi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
mamâhtawêlihtâkosi-
VAI
[redupl.] do wondrous(-sounding) things; 5:5; cf. ...ihtâkosi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
mamâlî-
VAI
do s.t. haphazardly, not do s.t. properly
Spoken Cree [50]
mamâmawi-tašîhkê-
VAI
[redupl.] live together in groups; 12:1; cf. mâmawi-tašîhkê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
mamânîwî-
VAI
cook
Spoken Cree [42]
mamânipit-
VTA/VTI
[redupl.] go around pulling up s.o./s.t., gather up s.o./s.t.; 18:3
Cree Legends and Narratives
mamên
IPC
here and there, in places (distinguish from mâmâš, q.v.)
Spoken Cree [34]
mamênôhkaw-
VTA
tend to s.o., attend to s.o.’s wants: syn., nanahîhkaw-
Spoken Cree [51]
mamênopali-
VAI/VII
go well, go smoothly
Spoken Cree [48]
mamênopalih-
VTA
cause s.o. to go well, cause s.o. to succeed
Spoken Cree [49]
mamênopalih-
VTA
“down” food quickly; “swing” a partner in a dance
Spoken Cree [48]
mamênopalihcikê-
VAI
enjoy swallowing food
Spoken Cree [48]
mamênopalihitiso-
VAI refl.
make things go well for themselves, look after themselves
Spoken Cree [49]
mamênopaliho-
VAI
dance well
Spoken Cree [48]
mamacihkwêpaliho-
VAI
make faces; (22:3); cf. macihkwêstâ-, ...hkw..., …paliho-
Cree Legends and Narratives
mamahkišk-
VTI
[redupl.] make large footprints (everywhere); 5:2; 5:3; 6:5; n’kî-mâtâhâw môs ê-mahkiškahk I saw the tracks of a moose with large footprints; cf. mahkišk-, mâmahkišk-
Cree Legends and Narratives
