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.
na
IPC
see here! 42:62; contrast with nâ, the question marker
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nôcîskwêwê-
VAI
court, flirt; cf. n. 2:6
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nôcîskwêwêhkâso-
VAI
pretend to flirt, pretend to court; cf. n. 2:6, ...iskwêw.../-, ...hkâso-
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nôcih-
VTA
hunt s.o., work at s.o., busy oneself with s.o., follow her (as a dog a female); 13:4; 21:2; 43:7; 47:1; namêsa nôcihêwak they go after fish
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nôcihtâ-
VAI-T
work with s.t.; 40:6; wanahikan’ âta ê-nôcihtât even though he tends his traps
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nôcihtâhkâso-
VAI
pretend to work on it; 11:12; cf. ...hkâso-
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nôhcimîw’-ililiw-
NA
man of the forest (description of pakwacililiw-); 64
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nôhcimihk
IPC
in the forest, in the bush; 19:2; 34:1; 40:1; 51:3
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nôhkom-
NDA
my grandmother; (9:8; 27:7); cf. ôhkomimâw-, ohkoma
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nôhkomis-
NDA
my step-father, my uncle; 10:8; cf. ôhkomisa, ...ôhkomis-
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nôhtâkosi-
VAI
make a sound; 9:15 et passim; cf. nohtâkosi-, ...ihtâkosi-
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nôhtâkwan-
VII
make a sound; (9:15) et passim; cf. nohtâkwan-, ...ihtâkwan-
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nôhtâwiy-
NDA
my father (9:9; 9:20; 54:3); cf. ôhtâwimâw-, ôhtâwiya, ...ôhtâwiy-
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nôhtê-âhkosi-
VAI
fall sick (e.g., before one can do something)
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nôhtê-kipihcî-
VAI
stop short (of a destination); kî-nôhtê-kipihcîw or nôhtaw kî-kipihcîw he stopped short (of a place)
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nôhtê-kipihcihtâ-
VAI-T
put a stop to s.t.; 42:46; payihtaw mâka kî-nôhtê-kipihcihtâwak the trouble is, though, they finally put a stop to it; cf. nôhtê(y)-âhkosi-, nôhtê-kipihcî- or nôhtaw kipihcî-, nôhtê-pîkopali-
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nôhtê-pîkopali-
VAI/VII
break up short of
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nôhtê-pâšici-kwâškwati-
VAI
fail to jump over it; (11:8)
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nôhtêhkwaši-
VAI
fall asleep because one cannot stay awake any longer (as a child when adults are talking), fall asleep in spite of oneself; (9:7); cf. liskihkwâmi-, šâkotihkwaši-, ...ihkwaši-
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nôhtêkâmêhâ-
VAI
not make it, fall short (e.g., when jumping across something, a ditch or space); 11:8; cf. ...akâm...
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