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.
iskwêkan-
VII
be so long (length of cloth or similar material)
Spoken Cree [40]
iskwêkih-
VTA
make s.o. (cloth or similar material) long; 52:3; cf. ...êk...
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskwêkihtâ-
VAI-T
make s.t. (cloth or similar material) long; (52:3); cf. ...êk...
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskwêkisi-
VAI
be of such a length (cloth); 52:3; cf. ...êk...
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskwêkosi-
VAI
be so long (length of cloth or similar material)
Spoken Cree [40]
iskwêw-
NA
woman; 1:3; 8:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskwêw-
NA
woman; Queen (at cards)
Spoken Cree [2], [31]
iskwêwi-
VAI
be a woman; 65:6
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskwacêskawê-
VAI
be up to such a depth in mud; (61:2) kêkât okitikohk iskwacêskawêw he’s nearly up to his knees in mud; cf. iskopê-, iskwâkonê-, pasakocêskawakâ-, sâkihkâpi-, sâkipê-, ...cêskaw...
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskwahcikâtê-
VII
be left over (as after eating); 19:9
Cree Legends and Narratives
iskwatâht-
VTI
be out of breath
Spoken Cree [37]
ispî
IPC
when; 1:4; 29:3; 29:4; 37:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
ispî
IPC
when
Spoken Cree [16], [26]
ispîš
IPC
so much, up to that amount; than; instead of; 34:3; 49:6; pêkwân’ ispiš that’s all, 25:2; awasitê kî-kaškihoniwa ispiš wîna- he was more powerful than him, 11:3; ôma ispiš right up to now, 42:3; piko âta ispîš ê-w’-îspaliyahk even though we only wanted to go so far, 57
Cree Legends and Narratives
ispîš
IPC
than
Spoken Cree [4]
ispîšinâkosi-
VAI
appear up to such a point; (37:6); cf. ...nâkosi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
ispîšinâkwan-
VII
appear up to such a point; 37:6; cf. ...nâkwan-
Cree Legends and Narratives
ispîhc
IPC
instead: ispîhc wîla ê-ošihiht instead of its being made
Spoken Cree [44]
ispîhcî-
VAI
do s.t. in a given time, have time (to do)
Spoken Cree [33], [42]
ispîhcâ-
VII
be so large, be of such a size v. ispihcâ-
Spoken Cree [10]
