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.

kîškâyawâ-

VII

be deep (of water)

Spoken Cree [20], [37]

kîškâyawistikwêyâ-

VII

be a deep river; (42:28); cf. kinostikwêyâ-, kwayaskostikwêyâ-, pâhkostikwêyâ-, tahkostikwêyâ-, wâwâkistikwêyâ-, ...stikw.../-, ...ayâ-

Cree Legends and Narratives

kîškahcikâtê-

VII

be bitten through, be bitten off; 55:6; cf. kîškaht-

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kîškaht-

VTI

gnaw through s.t.; 3:7; 15:5; bite s.t. off; 55:6

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kîškaht-

VTI

gnaw through s.t., bite off s.t.

Spoken Cree [48]

kîškam-

VTA

gnaw through s.o., bite s.o. off

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kîškam-

VTA

gnaw through s.o., bite off s.o.

Spoken Cree [48]

kîškatânâhkw-

NA

lizard (so-called from look of “bangs” on his face) v. kîškatânâhkwê-, âpotawêhamâ-

Spoken Cree [47]

kîškatahikan-

NI

tree stump

Spoken Cree [29]

kîškiš-

VTI

cut s.t. off; (45:2); cf. mâciš-, têtipâš-, wîmoš-

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kîškišw-

VTA

cut s.o. off; (45:2); cf. mâcišw-, têtipâšw-, wîmošw-

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kîškikašêšotisiwin-

NI

nail clipper; (14:5); cf. ninihkikaškwêpali-, ninihkikaškwê-wêpahw-

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kîškipali-

VAI/VII

be cut off; 18:9; cf. ...pali-

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kîškipalih-

VTA

tear s.o. by pulling with bodily force; (48:2)

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kîškipalihtwâ-

VAI-T

tear s.t. by pulling with bodily force; cf. kîškipit-

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kîškipit-

VTA/VTI

tear s.o./s.t. by pulling; 48:2; cf. kîškipalih-, kîškipalihtwâ-

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kîškipocikan-

NI

cross-cut saw; (12:14; 42:59); cf. pilêkopali-

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kîškipocikan-

NI

saw v. kâ-kîškipocikêpalik

Spoken Cree [35]

kîškipol-

VTA

saw s.o.; (42:59)

Cree Legends and Narratives

kîškipotâ-

VAI-T

saw s.t.; (42:59); cf. kîškîškipol-, kîškîškipotâ-

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