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.
âšiho-
VAI
have a sign; (12:16); âšihow: wayêš kata-ihtiw he has a sign: something is going to happen to him
Cree Legends and Narratives
âšikicišin-
VAI
sleep on one’s back; (63:2); cf. kwêtipî-, ohpimêšin-, ...šin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âšikitapi-
VAI
sit with the head back; (13:14); cf. ...api-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âšikitastâ-
VAI-T
push s.t. back; (13:14) ašikitastâw otastotin he pushes his hat back (i.e., to the back of his head)
Cree Legends and Narratives
âšikitišin-
VAI
lie on one’s back; (42:67); cf. âšikitâskošin, ...šin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âšikitikâskošin-
VAI
lie flat on one’s back, lie on the keel of one’s back, lie at full length; 42:67; [synonym: âšikitišin-]; cf. ohpimêšin-, ohpimêyâskošin-, otihtapišin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âšikitin-
VTA
turns s.o. over on his/her back; 13:14; kitâšikitinâw you push s.o. backwards (with whom you want to pick a quarrel); e.g., hanging on to his lapels; cf. ašêkâhtin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âšim-
VTA
foretell evil for s.o.; 12:6; [possibly ašim- spear s.o.]; cf. n. 12:16, âšiho-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âšim-
VTA
put a spell on s.o., put a curse on s.o. v. malakom-, papâwê-
Spoken Cree [47]
âšiwah-
VTI
cross s.t. (river, stream, body of water); cf. âšawah-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âšohikan-
NI
hunting blind
Spoken Cree [23]
âšohohtâ-
VAI-T
v. âšowahohtâ-
Spoken Cree [27]
âšohol-
VTA
v. âšowahol-
Spoken Cree [27]
âšokâsko-
VAI
cross over the ice v. âšawakâsko-
Spoken Cree [42]
âšokan-
NA
bridge; commonly used for dock, wharf; (37:3); 41:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
âšokan-
NA
wharf, dock, jetty 2 [regional variant of âšokwan-]
Spoken Cree [2]
âšokwan-
NA
wharf, dock, jetty 1 [regional variant of âšokan-]
Spoken Cree [ 2]
âšowah-
VTI
cross s.t.: e.g., a river
Spoken Cree [15], [27]
âšowahohtâ-
VAI-T
take s.t. across
Spoken Cree [27]
âšowahol-
VTA
take s.o. across
Spoken Cree [27]
