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.
iskopê-
VAI
wade up to (such a depth); (61:2) âpihtawikât iskopêw he wades in water halfway up his leg; cf. iskwacîskaw-, iskwâkonê-, pašakohcîskawakâhk, sâkihkâpi-, sâkipê-, ...ipê.../-
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskopêyâ-
VII
go so far (i.e., water); ê-iskopêyâk along the water’s edge (the few inches where water and land meet); cf. lâlakâm, lâlipêkw, ...ipê..., ...ayâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskopali-
VAI/VII
come to an end; 59:4; cf. iskwâpali-, ...pali-
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskosi-
VAI
be so long
Spoken Cree [38]
iskosi-
VAI
be so long, measure so long; 27:7; 39:4; 52:1; 52:3; ê-’skosit to its full length
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskw-âpatisi-
VAI
finish working; 39:3
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskwâ-
VII
be so long
Spoken Cree
iskwâ-
VII
be so long, measure so long; (27:7); 39:4; (52:1; 52:3); 56:8
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskwâkonê-
VAI
stand up to such a point in snow; 61:2; âpihtawikât iskwâkonêw he stands in snow halfway up his leg; cf. iskopê-, iskwacîskawê-, ...âkon..., pašakohcîskawakâhk, sâkihkâpi-, sâkipê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskwâpêkan-
VII
come to an end (as a line or length of rope) 1:4; 2:10; cf. ...ipêk...
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskwâpêkan-
VII
be so long (string-like), measure so long, come to an end (as a line)
Spoken Cree [33], [51]
iskwâpêkisi-
VAI
be so long (string-like), measure so long
Spoken Cree [33]
iskwâpali-
VAI/VII
come to an end, be left over; 19:10; 42:46; 44:3
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskwâpihkêpicikâtê-
VII
be pulled up to a length, be hoisted
Spoken Cree [41]
iskwâpihkêpit-
VTA/VTI
hoist s.o./s.t.
Spoken Cree [38]
iskwâpihkêpitiso-
VAI
hoist oneself
Spoken Cree [38]
iskwâpihkêsi-
VAI
be so long (a line or strand); 52:1; cf. ...âpihk...
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskwâpihkêyâ-
VII
be the end of the line (i.e., of the story); 14:7; 15:5; cf. ...âpihk..., ...ayâ
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskwâpihkêyâ-
VII
be the end of the line: i.e., be the end of the story
Spoken Cree [48]
iskwâs-
VTI
burn s.t., scorch s.t.; 11:12
Cree Legends and Narratives
