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.
miskan-
NDI
bone v. –skan-
Spoken Cree [28]
miskaw-
VTA
find s.o.; (1:3; 5:7; 37:3; 55:7)
Cree Legends and Narratives
miskaw-
VTA
find s.o.
Spoken Cree [ 9]
miskiwan-
NDI
bill of a bird, beak v. –skiwan-
Spoken Cree [28]
miskošk-
VTI
hit exactly upon s.t. (while walking); (68:8)
Cree Legends and Narratives
miskoškaw-
VTA
hit exactly upon s.o. (while walking); 68:8; mwêhci piko kî-miskoškawêw he hit exactly upon him (e.g., of a person kicking away loose snow to find something he is unable to locate); môla kî-miskoškawêw he can’t find it
Cree Legends and Narratives
miskon-
NDI
liver; cf. ...skon-, oskon-, ...skwan-
Cree Legends and Narratives
miskwâpin-
NI
tump-line, portage strap; (42:42); cf. ...âp...
Cree Legends and Narratives
miskwâpin-
NI
tump-line, portage strap
Spoken Cree [33]
miskwan-
NDI
liver; cf. ...skon-, oskwan-
Cree Legends and Narratives
misosisi-
VAI
be corpulent, be plump, be fat, be “chubby”
Spoken Cree [51]
mispikêkan-
NDI
rib v. ospikêkan-
Spoken Cree [49]
mispiskwan-
NDI
back; cf. ospiskwan-, ...spiskwan-, ...piskwan...
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mispiskwan-
NDI
back v. –spiskwan-
Spoken Cree [51]
mispiton-
NDI
arm; 13:9; cf. ospiton-, ...spiton..., ...piton..., ...nisk...
Cree Legends and Narratives
mispiton-
NDI
arm v. –spiton-
Spoken Cree [16], [28]
mispon-
VII
snow; 22:2; 58:3
Cree Legends and Narratives
mispon-
VII
snow
Spoken Cree [19 ]
misponiskâ-
VAI
run into a snow storm, get caught in a snow storm while travelling; 42:27
Cree Legends and Narratives
mistâkalâš-
NA
[proper name] Mistaganash (legendary figure) (MC); (10:1); SC: mistâkanâš-; cf. mišcakalâš
Cree Legends and Narratives
