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.
olâkan-
NI
dish, plate; basin
Spoken Cree [15], [50]
olâkanišiš-
NI
small dish; 54:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
olâpihkên-
VTI
set up a line; cf. walâpihkên-
Cree Legends and Narratives
olâskwah-
VTI
make or lay down a canoe frame; 62:1; olâskwaham cîmânâhtikoliw he is making a canoe frame
Cree Legends and Narratives
olašawêlihtâkwan-
VII
be lawful: also as walašawêlihtâkwan-, q.v.
Spoken Cree [38]
olašimôwin-
NI
plan, commitment (for walašimôwin-, q.v.
Spoken Cree [42]
olašiwât-
VTA
give s.o. instructions, order s.o., enjoin s.o.; cf. walašiwât-, itašiwât-
Cree Legends and Narratives
olašiwât-
VTA/VTI
judge or command or make a rule concerning s.o/s.t. legislate for s.o. Also as olašowât-, walašiwât-.
Spoken Cree [48]
olašowât-
VTA/VTI
v. olašiwât-.
Spoken Cree [50]
olašowâtikowin-
NI
instruction; 1:6; cf. walašawê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
olašowêwi-’liliw-
NA
lawyer
Spoken Cree [51]
olašowêwi-itaskonikêwin-
NI
policy statement. Also as olašawêwi-
Spoken Cree [49]
olašowêwin-
NI
law, enactment: also as walašowêwin-
Spoken Cree [49]
olahlapê-
VAI
get a/one’s net ready; cf. walahlapê-; (55:2)
Cree Legends and Narratives
olapih-
VTA
seat s.o., make s.o. sit down; cf. walapih-; 55:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
olihkwa
NDA
his/her tonsil(s); (42:63); cf. ...lihkw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
omîmîw-
NA
dove, pigeon
Spoken Cree [51]
omâhkîmi-
VAI
own a tent, have a tent; 66:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
omêcîwan-
VII
be dirty
Spoken Cree [28]
omêcîwicihcâ-
VAI
have dirty hands
Spoken Cree [28]
