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.
âpihcililîš-
NA
a small person, midget; 56:8
Cree Legends and Narratives
âpihko-
VAI
be loose(d), be untethered
Spoken Cree [8]
âpihkon-
VTA/VTI
loosen s.o./ s.t., untie s.o./ s.t.
Spoken Cree [28]
âpihkopali-
VII
come off, become detached (e.g., string on a parcel)
Spoken Cree [32]
âpihkopit-
VTA/VTI
unravel s.o./s.t.; 53:3
Cree Legends and Narratives
âpihta
IPC
half; 60:9; âpihta kâ-ohcît middle brother; âpihta n’kî-nipân I slept halfway
Cree Legends and Narratives
âpihtâ
IPV
half; ê-’ti-âpihtâ-tipiskâk as it was getting to be about midnight, 20:5; ê-kî-iškwâ-âpihtâ-kîšikâk in the afternoon, 25:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
âpihtâ
IPV
half
Spoken Cree [11]
âpihtâ-kîšikâ-
VII
be midday; 25:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
âpihtâ-tipiskâ-
VII
be midnight; 20:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
âpihtên-
VTI
open the door (not necessary to add iškwâhtêm-)
Spoken Cree [45]
âpihtaw
IPC
half; 1:4; 25:1; âpihtaw niskâtihk halfway up my legs, 61:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
âpihtaw
IPC
half
Spoken Cree [10]
âpihtawâpisk
IPC
half way up the blade; 10:9; cf. ...âpiskw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âpihtaw’-ililîhkân-
NA
Métis, halfbreed v. ililîhkâniwi-
Spoken Cree [39]
âpihtaw’-ililîhkâniwi-
VAI
be a Métis, be a halfbreed
Spoken Cree [39]
âpihtawahtay
IPC
half a dollar, ‘half a pelt’, “half a fur’; 40:5; cf. ...ahtay-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âpihtawan-
VII
be Wednesday: i.e., be half (of the week)
Spoken Cree [12]
âpihtawaskinê-
VII
be half full
Spoken Cree [25]
âpihtawikâm
IPC
halfway across the water; 27:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
