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.
âhtahw-
VTA
change s.o. (clock); (56:1) n’ka-âhtahwâw pîsimohkân I’ll change the clock; cf. ašêhw-, nîkânahw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âhtakwê-
VAI
move camp, move away v. âhtokwê-
Spoken Cree [6]
âhtal-
VTA
set s.o. elsewhere
Spoken Cree [25]
âhtapi-
VAI
move elsewhere, change location v. âhcipici-
Spoken Cree [42]
âhtaskisinê-
VAI
change boots, change shoes
Spoken Cree [29]
âhtastâ-
VAI-T
set s.t. elsewhere
Spoken Cree [25]
âhtawê-
VAI
change one’s coat (as an animal); (56:1); cf. âhtahw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âhtokwê-
VAI
move camp, move away (less common variant ): v. âhtakwê-
Spoken Cree [2]
âhtokwê-
VAI
move to another location; 60:4; standard form for âhcikwê-; cf. âhcipici-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âkôšimôlo-
VAI
look for cover, take cover; (65:8)
Cree Legends and Narratives
âkôšin-
VAI
be under cover (behind s.t.) as when being shot at; (65:8)
Cree Legends and Narratives
âkôhikâkê-
VAI
use s.t. to screen oneself, cover oneself with s.t.; (56:2); cf. âkôšimo-, âkôwiyâskošimo-, âkôwâstêhotiso-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âkôhtin-
VII
be out of sight, be concealed; (56:2)
Cree Legends and Narratives
âkôpaliho-
VAI
take cover quickly, suddenly, in a hurry; (65:8); cf. ...paliho-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âkôwâstêhotiso-
VAI
shade oneself from the sun; (56:2); cf. âkôšimo-, âkôhikâkê-, âkôwiyâskošimo-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âkôwiyâskošimo-
VAI
duck, take cover behind a tree; (56:2); cf. âyâkôwiyâskošimo-, âkôšimo-, âkôhikâkê-, âkôwâstêhotiso-, âkôwiyâw-, ...âskw.../-, ...šimo-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âkôwiyâw-
NI
place of concealment; (56:2) âkôwiyâhk in a place where one can’t see
Cree Legends and Narratives
âkaskiw-
NA
pheasant, prairie chicken; 58:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
âkawâstê-
VII
be in shade, be in shadow
Spoken Cree [30]
âkawâstêkâpawi-
VAI
stand as shade
Spoken Cree [43]
