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.
walipakitin-
VTA/VTI
lay out
Spoken Cree [35]
wanîhkê-
VAI
forget v. wani-kiskisi-
Spoken Cree [7]
wanîhkêski-
VAI
forget repeatedly, be absent minded
Spoken Cree [40]
wanâh-
VTA
disturb s.o., trouble s.o.; 42:8; ê’kw’âni kâ-wanâhikot ’wênihkân that’s what spoils a person
Cree Legends and Narratives
wanâh-
VTA
disturb s.o., interrupt s.o., confuse s.o. v. niwanâhikon I get mixed up
Spoken Cree [ 9]
wanâhikosi-
VAI
be in a state of disquiet
Spoken Cree [49]
wanâhtâkosi-
VAI
drown other sound out; (41:5); cf. ...ihtâkosi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
wanâhtâkwan-
VII
drown other sound out; (41:5); cf. ...ihtâkwan-
Cree Legends and Narratives
wanâm-
VTA
interrupt by speech, disturb by talking
Spoken Cree [40]
wanâskošin-
VAI
lie around v. sakâskošin-; šêhkwêyâskošin-, awâšišak wanâskošinwak mohcihtak the children are lying about on the floor
Spoken Cree [34]
wanâskohtin-
VII
lie around v. šêhkwêyâskohtin-; otâmacêhikanâhtikwa wanâskohtinwa mohcihk, the baseball bats are lying around on the ground
Spoken Cree [34]
wanâskon-
VTI
lay or set a foundation
Spoken Cree [35]
wanêliht-
VTI
think wrongly, have the wrong idea; (55:3); cf. wawânêliht-
Cree Legends and Narratives
wanêliht-
VTI
be perplexed, be bewildered, be confused
Spoken Cree [22]
wanahâmaw-
VTA
set traps for s.o. (SC); 11:11; wanahâmawêw amiskwa he sets traps for beaver; MC: walawastaw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
wanahamê-
VAI
take the wrong road, lose one’s way (walking only)
Spoken Cree [30]
wanahikê-
VAI
set traps; 11:11; 32:1; 39:1; 39:2; cf. wanihikê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
wanahikê-
VAI
set traps v. wanihikê-.
Spoken Cree [34]
wanahikan-
NI
trap; 37:1; 40:6
Cree Legends and Narratives
wanakohkê-
VAI
hang on (in some set way); 48:2; kata-wanakohkêwak they will be hanging on here and there; miconi kâ-ati-wanakohkêcik there’s a whole string hanging on (e.g., sturgeon on a night-line)
Cree Legends and Narratives
