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.
pîkopali-
VAI/VII
be broken; break out, become infected
Spoken Cree [ 5; 38]
pîkopit-
VTI
rend s.t., tear s.t. in pieces
Spoken Cree [14]
pîkositêšin-
VAI
blister one’s feet; 9:21; cf. ...sit..., ...šin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîkotôhtakw-
NI
rotten-wood; 50:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîkotôwan-
VII
it is rotten (wood); 50:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîkotihtâ-
VAI-T
smash s.t.
Spoken Cree [26]
pîkwêhkopâ-
VII
be bushy, be thick; 42:58; cf. ...hkop...
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîkwêhkopâw-
NI
willow thicket; 42:58; pîkwêhkopâhk where the willows are thick, in the willow thicket; cf. wîkopiy-, ...hkop...
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîkwêsi-
VAI
have thick fur; (42:58); cf. pîkwêhkopâ-, pîkwêyâliwê-, pîkwêyâskwêyâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîkwêskâ-
VII
be long grass
Spoken Cree [23]
pîkwêyâliwê-
VAI
have a bushy tail; (42:58); cf. kinwâliwê-, tahkwâliwê-, ...âliw...
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîkwêyâskwêyâ-
VII
be thick (of trees); (42:58); cf. ...âskw.../-, ...ayâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîkwêyâskwêyâw-
NI
tree thicket; (42:58); pîkwêyâskwêyâhk where the trees are thick, in the tree thicket; cf. pîkwêyâskwêyâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîkwêyêliht-
VTI
be agitated, be fussed, be unable to settle down
Spoken Cree [38]
pîkwêyêlihtamih-
VTA
irritate s.o.
Spoken Cree [38]
pîkwahtin-
VII
be broken, get broken; 62:3
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîkwapoyê-
VAI
break a/the paddle
Spoken Cree [43]
pîlômo-
VAI
put (s.t.) into one’s bosom v. šêkwasi-.
Spoken Cree [45]
pîliš
IPC
until, up to, at last (MC); 6:8; 36:2; 39:1; 42:38; 50:5; ôtê pîniš right up to here; pîliš pîliš at long last; MC: pîniš
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîliš
IPC
up to, until
Spoken Cree [12], [26], [45]
