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.
itihtâkosi-
VAI
sound so, be so considered, be regarded as, seem
Spoken Cree [18], [40]
itihtâkwan-
VII
sound so; 9:5; 13:3; 64:2; cf. ...ihtâkwan-
Cree Legends and Narratives
itihtâkwan-
VII
sound so, be so considered, be regarded as, seem
Spoken Cree [18], [40]
itihtaw-
VTA
understand s.o. so, take s.o. in such a way
Cree Legends and Narratives
itihtaw-
VTA
hear s.o. so
Spoken Cree [29]
itikiti-
VAI
be so big, be of such a size; 27:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
itikiti-
VAI
be so big
Spoken Cree [10]
itin-
VTA/VTI
hold s.o./s.t. so; 55:2; (Watkins-Faries gives stem form issen-, i.e., išin-)
Cree Legends and Narratives
itin-
VTA/VTI
hold s.o./ s.t. so, hold s.o./ s.t. in such a way
Spoken Cree [11]
itiskwêli-
VAI
hold one’s head so; 56:5; cf. nâmiskwêstâ-, nânâmiskwêpaliho-, wêwêpiskwêpaliho-, ...iskw...
Cree Legends and Narratives
itiskwêli-
VAI
listen with the head close
Spoken Cree [46 ]
itiskwêstâ-
VAI-T
put one’s head in such a way; (56:5) itiskwêstâ hold your head so! cf. itiskwêli-, ...iskw...
Cree Legends and Narratives
itito-
VAI
[recipr.] tell each other, say to each other; 10:10; 18:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
itohtê-
VAI
go there (by walking); 1:3; 11:2; 42:1; cf. ayîtohtah-, ...ohtê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
itohtê-
VAI
go (to a given place)
Spoken Cree [1]
itwâcikâtê-
VII
be stated
Spoken Cree [48]
itwâcikâtêmakan-
VII
signify, be a sign
Spoken Cree [47]
itwâcikêmakan-
VII
signify, mean
Spoken Cree [47]
itwâso-
VAI
profess, think to oneself; imagine; 5:5; 18:3; 55:9; 60:4; a person, jealous of someone else, might say: “n’kaškihon,” itwâsow he thinks he’s smart (lit., “I’m able,” he thinks of himself)
Cree Legends and Narratives
itwâso-
VAI
“say to oneself”, have in mind, intend
Spoken Cree [47]
