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.
sîkwaniši-
VAI
spend the Spring somewhere
Spoken Cree [46]
sîkwanohk
IPC
last spring; 43:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
sîkwanw-
NI
spring thaw, early Spring (March - April)
Spoken Cree [28]
sîkwanw-
NI
early spring; (43:5)
Cree Legends and Narratives
sîmiyan-
NA [person
Simeon
Spoken Cree [9]
sîn-
VTA/VTI
squeeze s.o./s.t. along (like a cloth through a wringer, or fish or bird intestines when cleaning them); 54:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
sînikwâh-
VTI
scrub s.t.
Spoken Cree [33]
sînipâtah-
VTI
wring s.t. out by an instrument; (50:4); cf. sînipâtin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
sînipâtahw-
VTA
wring s.o. out by an instrument; (50:4); cf. sînipâtin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
sînipâtin-
VTA/VTI
wring s.o./s.t. out by hand by torsion; 50:5; 61:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
sînitakišê-
VAI
purge oneself, purge one’s gut; 20:4; cf. ...takiš...
Cree Legends and Narratives
sîpîwâpoy-
NI
river water
Spoken Cree [15]
sîpiy-
NI
river v. šîpîšîš-
Spoken Cree [1]
sîpiy-
NI
river; 1:5; 13:3; 34:2; cf. ...stikw.../-
Cree Legends and Narratives
sîtoškaw-
VTA
support s.o.
Spoken Cree [51]
sîton-
VTA/VTI
support s.o./s.t.: kici-kî-sîtoniko-mîšikisîhikocik that they be supported in wealth
Spoken Cree [48]
sîtwahpicikan-
NI
bandage, binding
Spoken Cree [16]
sîtwahpit-
VTA/VTI
bandage s.o., bind up s.o./s.t. tightly
Spoken Cree [16]
sîwitîsa
NI pl.
“sweets”, candies
Spoken Cree [46]
sâhkamistikw-
NI
[place name] West River, Kisagami River; 66:1; n. 66:1; cf. ...stikw.../-
Cree Legends and Narratives
