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.
pimipiciwin-
NI
trip, journey (with family)
Spoken Cree [51]
pimipiso-
VAI
speed along, travel along (with a motor)
Spoken Cree [42]
pimiskanawê-
VAI
leave a track, leave a trail running along; show evidence of…, v. …skanawê-
Spoken Cree [29]
pimiskanawê-
VAI
leave footprints, leave tracks (e.g., on the snow); 5:2; n. 5:1; 29:4; n. 29:9; used of a beaver which seldom travels on the surface in winter; ê-’miskanawên’ci making tracks; cf. miskanawê-, papâmiskanawê-, pasatah-, ...skanawê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimitâcimo-
VAI
crawl, creep
Spoken Cree [49]
pimitâpê-
VAI
drag along; 65:4; cf. ...itâpê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimitâskwanikan-
NI
cross-piece (on a sled), cross-board v.’mitâskwanikan-
Spoken Cree [40]
pimitah-
VTI
walk over the ridge; 6:7
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimitamon-
VII
be upon s.t.; 41:3
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimitatamwan-
VII
meet; (42:7); cf. pêmâwatamwan-, papêmâwatamwan-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimitišahw-
VTA
follow after s.o., chase after s.o. Currently heard pimicišahw-
Spoken Cree [45]
pimitišahw-
VTA
chase s.o., run after s.o.; 9:16
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimitohtakw
IPC
on the inside wall of a canoe or boat: synon. pimicihtakw
Spoken Cree [51]
pimiwêpahw-
VTA
knock s.o. down and kill him; 14:4; clear s.o. right out of the way
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimiwêpali-
VAI/VII
go by (as an ordinary motor vehicle); (13:13); cf. pêtiwêpali-, ...pali-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimiwêyâkonêhikê-
VAI
make a noise coming and going on the snow; 60:7; cf. wêpahâkonê-, ...âkon...
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimiwatê-
VAI
carry over one’s back; 12:3; 18:1; cf. pimiwitâ-, pohciwatê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimiwil-
VTA
carry s.o. (general word for carrying in the arms) v. išiwil-
Spoken Cree [14]
pimiwil-
VTA
carry s.o.; 9:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
pimiwitâ-
VAI-T
carry s.t. (general word for carrying in the arms) v. išiwitâ-, piminikâtah-
Spoken Cree [14 ]
