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.
wâpišakitihp-
NA
deer with a white forehead; 10:7; [alternative form of wâpišakitihp-]
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâpih-
VTA
whiten s.o.; (50:5)
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâpihkwân-
NI
face powder
Spoken Cree [39]
wâpihtâ-
VAI-T
whiten s.t.; 50:5; wâpihtâw cîpayi-mistikwatiliw he’s making the coffin white; cf. wâpâspit-
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâpikalow-
NA
white owl
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâpikalowi-sîpiy-
NI
[place name] White Owl Creek, lit., ‘white owl river’; (located on the west coast of James Bay)
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâpikošîš-
NA
mouse: also as âpikošîš-
Spoken Cree [48]
wâpikošîš-
NA
mouse; 15:5; cf. âpikošîš-
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâpikwan-
NI
flower
Spoken Cree [38]
wâpikwan-
NI
flower; (1:6; 20:3)
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâpikwaniy-
NI
flower
Spoken Cree [28]
wâpinâkosi-
VAI
appear light (in colour)
Spoken Cree [28]
wâpinâkwan-
VII
appear light (in colour)
Spoken Cree [28]
wâpinêw-
NA
ptarmigan (SC form)
Spoken Cree [38]
wâpinêwipali-
VAI
turn pale; (10:8); mitoni wâpinêwipaliw ê-ispîhci -kisiwâsit he turns pale because he’s so angry; cf. mihkonawê-; ...pali-
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâpipêh-
VTI
paint s.t. white; (41:14)
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâpipêhikâso-
VAI
be painted white; 41:14; cf. wâpišašôhikâso-, wâpišašôh-, ...ipê.../-
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâpipêhikâtê-
VII
be painted white; (41:14); cf. wâpišašôhikâtê-, wâpišašôh-
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâpipêhw-
VTA
paint s.o. white; (41:14)
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâpipêhwâkaniwan-
VAI
be painted white; 41:14; cf. wâpipêh(w)-
Cree Legends and Narratives
