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.
takwan-
VII
be, exist; 40:1; 40:6; 41:12; 60:8; môna kîy-ohci-takwan anima tôwi-kêkwân kanakê that kind of thing didn’t exist at all
Cree Legends and Narratives
takwan-
VII
be, exist v. tê-
Spoken Cree [27]
tamahkî-
VAI
pack
Spoken Cree [21]
tamahkîn-
VTA/VTI
pack s.o./s.t.
Spoken Cree [34]
tapaših-
VTA
avoid s.o., shun s.o.
Spoken Cree [35]
tapašitâ-
VAI-T
avoid s.t., shun s.t.
Spoken Cree [35]
tapahtâ-
VII
be low, be low-lying, be flat v. capašîš.
Spoken Cree [34], [47]
tapahtâkonakâ-
VII
be low (i.e., not deep) snow v. …âkonak….
Spoken Cree [34]
tapahtêlihtâkosi-
VAI
be lowly, be humble, be mean
Spoken Cree [38]
tapahtaskitê-
VII
be low; (52:3) tapahtaskitêw wâskahikan it is a low house; cf. iskwâskitê-, ispaskitê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
tapasih-
VTA
dodge s.o., evade s.o. (as in playing tag or avoiding a blow); (43:6)
Cree Legends and Narratives
tapinawâ-
VII
be sheltered
Spoken Cree [28]
tapinawah-
VTI
shelter s.t.
Spoken Cree [29]
tapinawahw-
VTA
shelter s.o.
Spoken Cree [29]
tasôso-
VAI
be caught by something which has fallen on one (e.g., trap, tree, rock); 41:13; mistikwa kî-tasôsow, ê’kwâni wêhci-išinâkosit a tree fell on him, that’s why he looks that way; ê-kî-pahkišin’ci ê-kî-tasôsot asiniya he was pinned when a rock fell on him
Cree Legends and Narratives
taskatito-
VAI
beat each other; n. 33:1; cf. paskilâto-
Cree Legends and Narratives
tastawahikan-
NI
forked pole used in construction of tent
Spoken Cree (35)
tastawahokân-
NI
roof v. išpimihtakw-, osakâtihp-
Spoken Cree [28]
tastawic
IPC
in the middle, between; 42:45
Cree Legends and Narratives
tatâpêpali-
VAI/VII
be stopped short, be checked (as a canoe held by a rope from drifting, or a dog restrained by a chain from attacking); 42:36; cf. ...tâpê-, ...pali-
Cree Legends and Narratives
