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.
wâspit-
VTA/VTI
lace up
Spoken Cree [48]
wâspitahêtâpâniyâpiy-
NI
lashing line
Spoken Cree [34]
wâstê-
VII
be light, show light, glow; 3:5; ê’kot’ ânta piko mêtê-wâstênik mwêhci onakwâkanihk at that very point light was showing in the distance right in his snare
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâstê-
VII
be light: matê-wâstêw kotawâsowin you can see the campfire-light; ê’kotânta piko mêtê-wâstênik mwêhci onakwâkanihk just at that very point light was showing in the distance right in his snare or light could be discerned in the distance, etc.
Spoken Cree [30], [48]
wâstên-
VTI
lighten s.t., turn on the light
Spoken Cree [18]
wâstênamâkan-
NI
a light (device for making light), candle; switch (usual term)
Spoken Cree [31]
wâstêpali-
VII
grow light, lighten, brighten; 3:8; 29:4; cf. ...pali-
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâstêpali-
VII
flash lightning (single flash)
Spoken Cree [19]
wâstêyâpiskihkâso-
VAI
be white (i.e., glowing) hot (stone, metal, glass); 55:7; cf. mihkwâpiskihkâso-
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâstêyâpiskihkâtê-
VII
be white hot (stone, metal, glass); (55:7); cf. mihkwâpiskihkâtê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâstahikê-
VAI
wave
Spoken Cree [51]
wâstawê-
VAI
have lights on, have lights showing
Spoken Cree [51]
wâstawênaskw-
NI
Northern Lights v. wâwâhtêw-
Spoken Cree [31]
wâstawêyâpiskitê-
VII
be white hot; 8:8; cf. mihkwâpiskiso-, mihkwâpiskitê-, ...âpisk...
Cree Legends and Narratives
wât-
NI
den, lair [sg. wâti]; 6:11; 13:8
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâti-
NI
den, lair
Spoken Cree [18]
wâtihkê-
VAI
dig a tunnel, dig a den; 60:6; cf. šâpotawêyâtihkê-, ...ihkê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâw-
NI
egg [pl.: wâwa]; 11:3
Cree Legends and Narratives
wâwîcih-
VTA rdpl.
help s.o. v. wîcih-.
Spoken Cree [50 ]
wâwîcihito-
VAI
[redupl.] help each other all ’round; 42:40
Cree Legends and Narratives
