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.
niski-pîsimw-
NA
April, Goose Moon
Spoken Cree [26]
niski-pîsimw-
NA
April, lit., ‘goose moon’; cf. pîsimw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
niskihkân-
NA
goose decoy
Spoken Cree [39]
niskihkwâmi-
VAI
fall asleep; sleep soundly (SC); 9:17; MC: liskihkwâmi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
niskikimâw-
NA
Lands and Forests wildfowl officer: lit., goose-manager
Spoken Cree [21]
niskiskâ-
VII
be an abundance of geese
Spoken Cree [23]
nistôtêw
IPC
(as) three couples, (as) three families; (1:9); niwâpamâwak nistôtêw nêtê ê-pimohtêcik I see three families walking over there; cf. kistôtêw, nîšôtêw, ...ôtêw...
Cree Legends and Narratives
nistôtêwisi-
VAI
be (travelling as) three families; (1:9)
Cree Legends and Narratives
nistâpâwê-
VAI
drown
Spoken Cree [31], [46]
nistâpâwê-
VAI
drown; 27:5; (61:6); cf. kawatâpâwê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
nist’-ominikošiš
IPC
[calque] three minute period, for three minutes; 19:4; cf. ominikw-, ominikošiš-
Cree Legends and Narratives
nistam
IPC
first: also as ništam, q.v.
Spoken Cree [11]
nistamôšân-
NA
first born
Spoken Cree [51]
nistamêlihtâkwan-
VII
be first thought of, have priority, come in first place
Spoken Cree [48]
nisti-
VAI
be three
Spoken Cree [51]
nisti-
VAI
be three; 21:6
Cree Legends and Narratives
nistikwân-
NDI
my head; 9:4; cf. ostikwân-, ...stikwân-, ...iskw...
Cree Legends and Narratives
nisto
IPC
three
Spoken Cree [6]
nisto-kîšikâw
IPC
period of three days, for three days; 35:2; 39:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
nisto-lîkitawâ-
VII
have three forks (e.g., a road), have three branches
Spoken Cree [34 ]
