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.
sômis-
NA
[proper name] Soomis; 44:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
sôp-
NA
soap
Spoken Cree [16]
sôp-
NA
[English loanword] soap; 50:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
sôpâpôw-
NI
soap liquid: made by cutting up and dissolving soap in water for use in tanning moose hide; cf. ...âpôw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
sôsâskohtâ-
VAI-T
make glare ice (by smoothing off bumps with a shovel); 12:14
Cree Legends and Narratives
sôsâskwan-
VII
be glare ice; (12:14)
Cree Legends and Narratives
sôt-
NI
suit (of clothes)
Spoken Cree [24], [41]
sîhcâ-
VII
be tight-packed, be tight fitting; be crowded
Spoken Cree [12]
sîhcâ-
VII
be tight-packed, be close-fitting; (63:2); cf. sîhtâskinê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
sîhcišk-
VTI
fit s.t. closely, be tight-packed or crowded in s.t.; (63:2); wêsâ sîhciškam opîskâkan his coat is too small
Cree Legends and Narratives
sîhciškaw-
VTA
fit s.o. closely, be tight-packed or crowded in s.o.; 63:2; wêsâ sîhciškawêw opalacîsa his pants are too tight
Cree Legends and Narratives
sîhcisi-
VAI
be tight-packed, be tight fitting
Spoken Cree (12)
sîhkaci-
VAI
be cold (of a person), feel cold, be chilled
Spoken Cree [14]
sîhkaci-
VAI
be cold, be chilled; 23:1; 35:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
sîhkacicihcêwaci-
VAI
have frozen hands v. …cihc…, …aci-
Spoken Cree [34]
sîhkacihtawakêwaci-
VAI
have frozen ears v.…htawak…, …aci-
Spoken Cree [34]
sîhkacikotêwaci-
VAI
have a frozen nose v. …kot…
Spoken Cree [34]
sîhkatêlimo-
VAI
feel chilly
Spoken Cree [42]
sîhkatalawêwaci-
VAI
have frozen cheeks v. …alaw…
Spoken Cree [34]
sîhkatim-
VTA
chill s.o.; 23:2; cf. tahkahcihtâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
