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.
otêhiyâpiy-
NI
his artery: lit., heart-line v. mitâhiyâpiy-.
Spoken Cree [16]
otêlaliy-
NDI
his/her tongue; 42:57; cf. mitêlaliy-, ...têlaliy-
Cree Legends and Narratives
otêlikom-
NDI
his nostril v. mitêlikom-, –têlikom-
Spoken Cree [49]
otêma
NDA
his dog. v. atimw-; nitêm-, kitêm-, –têm-
Spoken Cree [4]
otêma
NDA
his/her dog; cf. ...têm-, ...astimw-, atimw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
otahipân-
NI
water hole
Spoken Cree [25]
otahnapihkêsiw-
NA
spider, ‘net-maker’ (SC); 2:4; MC: ahlapihkêsiw-; cf. êhêpikw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
otahol-
VTA
catch s.o. in a net
Spoken Cree [46]
otahtahkwan-
NDI
his/its wing v.–tahtahkwan-.
Spoken Cree [27]
otahtahkwan-
NDI
his/her wing; 14:7; (20:6); cf. otakahkwan-, mitahtahkwan-, ...tahtahkwan-
Cree Legends and Narratives
otahtapišin-
VAI
lie upside down; 13:14
Cree Legends and Narratives
otakahkwan-
NDI
his/her wing; 55:2; 66:3; [solecism for otahtahkwan]
Cree Legends and Narratives
otakamisi-
VAI
be irritable, be cranky, be surly. Also watakamisi-.
Spoken Cree [40]
otakišiy-
NDI
his/her ‘innards’, entrails, guts; firehose; 19:9; 54:1; cf. mitakišiy-, ...takišiy-, cf. pîmâstêyâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
otakikomi-
VAI
have a cold, lit., have mucus
Spoken Cree [3]
otam-
VTA
suck, draw on s.o. (e.g., a pipe), seize s.o., grab s.o.; 16:2; ka-kîy-otamikohtayak they would have grabbed hold of you
Cree Legends and Narratives
otamî-
VAI
be busy
Spoken Cree [2], [35]
otamah-
VTA
delay s.o., hold s.o. back v. otamih-.
Spoken Cree [33]
otamaskay-
NDI
his (i.e., moose’s) bits of meat left sticking to the hide, his meat residue; 50:6; often refers to meat plus (clear) membrane; cf. ...tamaskay-
Cree Legends and Narratives
otami
IPV
be busy at; 65:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
