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.
pimâskohtin-
VII
lie along (associated with wood); (43:4); cf. ...âskw.../-, ...htin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimâstan-
VII
drift with the wind; (10:4); cf. ...âstan-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimâtakâ-
VAI
wade (of a man); swim (of a fish or four-footed animal); 2:7; 16:3; 61:5; cf. âšawahâtakâ-, ...âtakâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimâtakâ-
VAI
Usually, wade, of a human; swim, of a fish or four-footed animal
Spoken Cree [21], [49 ]
pimâtakâsko-
VAI
walk on ice
Spoken Cree [51]
pimâtan-
VII
be alive, be living
Spoken Cree [17]
pimâtisî-
VAI
live (MC); 64:1; SC: pimâtisi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimâtisîwâkê-
VAI
make a living by using it, use it to make a living; 41:10; cf. ...kê-
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pimâtisîwin-
NI
life (MC); 1:2; 6:4; 10:1; (64:1); SC: pimâtisiwin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimâtisîwin-
NI
life
Spoken Cree [43]
pimâtisi-
VAI
live (SC); 1:3; 21:4; 28:2; 43:4; MC: pimâtisî-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimâtisi-
VAI
live, be living
Spoken Cree [3]
pimâtisiwin-
NI
life (SC); (1:3); MC: pimâtisîwin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimahamê-
VAI
follow the track; (14:4); cf. ...ahamê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimahol-
VTA
carry s.o. along, carry s.o. off; 49:6; (56:3); 66:2; cf. kihtahol-, pêtahol-
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pimahol-
VTA
carry s.o. off in flight
Spoken Cree [51]
pimahotâ-
VAI-T
carry s.t. along, carry s.t. off; (49:6; 56:3; 66:2)
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimahotâ-
VAI-T
carry s.t. off in flight
Spoken Cree [51]
pimatâhkê-
VAI
pursue; doubtful form; 3:2; cf. pimicišahikê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimatah-
VTI
[archaism] go over the ridge, trudge; 5:3
Cree Legends and Narratives
