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.
ayîtan-
VII
be firm, be steady, be strong
Spoken Cree [26]
ayîtaw
IPC
on each side
Spoken Cree [31]
ayîtisi-
VAI
be firm, be steady, be strong
Spoken Cree [26 ]
ayîtohtah-
VTA
[redupl.] take s.o. about; 19:2; cf. itohtah-; [/i/ raised after preceding /y/, producing effect of lengthening; cf. ayîtahamâso-, ayîtôt-]
Cree Legends and Narratives
ayâ-
VAI-T
have s.t.
Spoken Cree [4]
ayâ-
VAI-T
have s.t.; 1:8; 6:3; 9:3; cf. ayâw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
ayâhcî-
VAI rdpl.
move about, stir v. âhcî-
Spoken Cree [33]
ayâhcîmakan-
VII rdpl
move repeatedly v. âhcî-
Spoken Cree [30]
ayâhcîpaliho-
VAI
be restless (in sleep), “toss and turn” (in sleep)
Spoken Cree [39]
ayâhcipali-
VAI/VII
shake, move about
Spoken Cree [50]
ayâhciw-akocin-
VAI
limp; (a bad limp produces the impression of half hanging as one walks); 42:63; [synonym: ayâhciwipali-, mâskipali-]
Cree Legends and Narratives
ayâhciwipali-
VAI/VII
limp; (42:63); cf. mâskipali-, ayâhciwakocin-, ...pali-
Cree Legends and Narratives
ayâhkwacipali-
VAI
freeze
Spoken Cree [50]
ayâhkwacipali-
VAI
[redupl.] freeze severally right there; 22:2; cf. ...pali-
Cree Legends and Narratives
ayâkomo-
VAI
drift around (on a lake); 8:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
ayâkosikwêkâpawi-
VAI
stand jostling each other (to see), stand craning their necks; 56:6; [ayâkosikwêyâpam- preferred by one Fort Albany speaker]; cf. ...ikw..., ...kâpawi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
ayâkosikwêyâpam-
VTA
crane one’s neck to peer at s.o.; (56:6); cf. ...ikw...
Cree Legends and Narratives
ayâkwîtaw-al-
VTA
place s.o. between
Spoken Cree [26]
ayâkwîtaw-astâ-
VAI-T
place s.t. between
Spoken Cree [26]
ayâkwâmî-
VAI
be careful
Spoken Cree [26]
