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.
milwâpôw-
NI
good water; 65:3; cf. ...âpôw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
milwâspiso-
VAI
be well dressed
Spoken Cree [47]
milwêlihcikâtê-
VII
be liked, be a good atmosphere; (figurative: be a good mood); 42:65; ta-kî-minwên’cikâtêpan ê-’yaminâniwahk we would be in a mood to talk
Cree Legends and Narratives
milwêliht-
VTI
like s.t.
Spoken Cree [2]
milwêliht-
VTI
like s.t., be happy; 2:10; 19:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
milwêlihtâkosi-
VAI
be good natured
Spoken Cree [24]
milwêlihtâkosi-
VAI
be good-natured; 25:3; cf. ...ihtâkosi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
milwêlihtâkwan-
VII
be enjoyable, be fun v. môcikan-.
Spoken Cree [42]
milwêlihtâkwan-
VII
be enjoyable; 49:4; cf. ...ihtâkwan-
Cree Legends and Narratives
milwêlihtamôhkâso-
VAI
pretend to like s.t.
Spoken Cree [47 ]
milwêlihtamoh-
VTA
cause s.o. pleasure, entertain s.o.
Spoken Cree [36]
milwêlim-
VTA
like s.o.
Spoken Cree [4]
milwêlim-
VTA
like s.o.; (2:10; 19:4)
Cree Legends and Narratives
milwêlimo-
VAI
think well of oneself, be pleased with oneself, be happy
Spoken Cree [28]
milwahcik ê-
VAI
eat (and enjoy) good food, have a good feed; (10:8); 55:6
Cree Legends and Narratives
milwakim-
VTA
bless s.o.
Spoken Cree [41]
minâwinân-
NI
[place name] No-Man’s Land, lit., ‘collecting place (for eggs)’; cf. manâwinân-
Cree Legends and Narratives
minêsâhtikw-
NA
thorn
Spoken Cree [49]
minah-
VTA
give s.o. (s.t.) to drink
Spoken Cree [40]
minahikoskâ-
VII
black spruce are abundant; [sometimes loosely used for waskiskiy- ‘pine’]; (42:54); cf. ...iskâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
