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.
cahkâstêpalihcikan-
NI
moving picture, sometimes cihkâstêpalihcikan-
Spoken Cree [30]
cahkah-
VTI
poke at s.t.; (60:7)
Cree Legends and Narratives
cahkahw-
VTA
poke at s.o.; 60:7
Cree Legends and Narratives
cahkišim-
VTA
stub s.o. (a cigarette) ; v. pišošimiko-
Spoken Cree [16]
cahkipêh-
VTI
dot s.t., make a dot on s.t.
Spoken Cree [18]
cahkipêhikê-
VAI
dot syllabics (to show vowel length)
Spoken Cree [49]
cahkipêhikan-
NI
dot: sometimes used to mean final consonant in the syllabic system
Spoken Cree [8]
cahkokâpawiši-
VAI
be short in stature; 13:7; (stylistic palatalization); cf. tahkokâpawisi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
cakawâšiš
IPC
a few
Spoken Cree [31]
cakawâšiši-
VAI
be few
Spoken Cree [13], [50]
cam-
NA
[proper name] Chum; 65:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
camohkamišin-
VAI
drop in water with a plop, drop in water with a ‘kerplunk’; cf. ...šin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
camohkamihtin-
VII
drop in water with a plop, drop in water with a ‘kerplunk’; cf. ...htin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
capašîš
IPC
(down) below; 1:3; 11:8; 20:6; cf. tapašîš
Cree Legends and Narratives
capašîš
IPC
low, low down; below v. tapahtâ-
Spoken Cree [8]
catîtwâskopali-
VAI
be (physically) stunned; [metathesis for tacîtwâskopali-]; 14:7; cf. ...pali-
Cree Legends and Narratives
ci
IPC
if you wouldn't mind
Spoken Cree [Supp. Conv. 1]
cicima
NA
[proper name] Titima (child’s doll); palatalized by child speaker; 43:13
Cree Legends and Narratives
cihkâstê-
VII
shine, give light v. cahkâstê-
Spoken Cree [46]
cihkâstêhtin-
VII
throw a shadow
Spoken Cree [36]
