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.
maskwamîwâkamin-
VII
be ice water
Spoken Cree [33]
maskwamîwâkamin-
VII
thicken on the water (of the ice surface in the fall); 65:1; cf. ...âkamin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
maskwamîwan-
VII
be icy; 58:3; 61:6
Cree Legends and Narratives
maskwamîy-
NA
ice; 12:15; 25:2; 48:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
maskwamiy-
NA
ice
Spoken Cree [26]
mat(w)ê
IPC
at a distance, just discernible (either by hearing or sight); also v. matê
Spoken Cree [14]
matâpê-
VAI
come out into an open space (e.g., from the bush or inland); (12:11); 13:3; 34:2; (51:2); 58:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
matâpêtipwatê-
VAI
carry out into the open; 51:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
matâwisipahtâ-
VAI
come running out on (an open area); 13:15; ati-matâwisipahtâw animêniw sâkahikaniniw he came running out on that lake; cf. matâpê-, ...pahtâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
matê
IPV
at or from a distance [alternative form of matwê-]; 4:7
Cree Legends and Narratives
matê-
VAI
not be (at a place) (< nama + tê-) v. matakwan-
Spoken Cree [ 4]
matê-cimaso-
VAI
stick up perceptibly from a distance v. mat(w)ê
Spoken Cree [26]
matê-cimatê-
VII
stick up perceptibly from a distance v. mat(w)ê
Spoken Cree [26 ]
matakwahp-
NI
an old (disused) campground
Spoken Cree [34]
matakwahp-
NI
old campsite (used mainly by old-timers); 10:2
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matakwan-
VII
not be (at a place) (< nama + takwan-) v. matê-, manâ
Spoken Cree [ 4 ]
matay-
NDI
belly, stomach v. katay-, natay-, watay-, etc.
Spoken Cree [16]
matay-
NDI
belly; 4:7; 16:5; 29:2; cf. ...atay-, watay-
Cree Legends and Narratives
matwê
IPV
discernible or perceptible at a distance; 11:7; matwê-’mišakâw he was heard paddling in the distance
Cree Legends and Narratives
matwê-âskotin-
VII
crack from the cold (as trees), crack audibly; 11:13
Cree Legends and Narratives
