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.

kâ-iši-kicistâpâwalonâniwahk

Nom. I

bath: lit., where one washes oneself

Spoken Cree [35]

kâ-iškwâ

IPC

after; kâ-iškwâ anima after that

Cree Legends and Narratives

kâ-iškwâ-

IPV + conj

after (referring to past)

Spoken Cree [25]

kâ-ililîw'-astêki

VII 0p con

Cree letters: lit., (things) which are set by the people

Spoken Cree [18]

kâ-ililîwi-ayamihtâniwahki

VAI-T indf

Cree letters: lit., (things) which one reads, (things) which are read in the way of the people

Spoken Cree [18]

kâ-kîškipocikêpalik

Nom. I

power saw

Spoken Cree [35]

kâ-kâškâškâpihkêpicikâtêk

Nom. I

guitar: lit., which has the strings scratched

Spoken Cree [47 ]

kâ-kanawâpahcikâtêk

Nom. I

magazine: lit., (that) which is looked at

Spoken Cree [31]

kâ-kinwâwahkâw-

NI

[place name] Long Ridge, lit., ‘long sand ridge’ (located on west coast of James Bay)

Cree Legends and Narratives

kâ-kiskinohamâkêt

Nom. A

teacher v. kiskinohamâkê-

Spoken Cree [9]

kâ-lâlâšâpihkêhikâtêk

Nom. I

fiddle: lit., which is stringed

Spoken Cree [47]

kâ-mâmîškoci-tôtâtonâniwahk

VAI rcpr.

grammatical term to describe reciprocal verb form v. mâmîškotônamâto-

Spoken Cree [38]

kâ-mâwacihitonâniwahk

Nom. I

gathering, party: lit., when one gets together v. mâwacihito-

Spoken Cree [33]

kâ-mahkâwahkâk lêkaw

Nom. I phr

gravel: i.e., coarse sand v. lêkaw-

Spoken Cree [35]

kâ-mahkatêwâk

Nom. I

blackboard v. napakihtakw-

Spoken Cree [28]

kâ-maskahtonâniwahk

Nom. I

Rummy: lit., (that) which robs; also called lámiy, námiy.

Spoken Cree [31]

kâ-mišikitit asiniy

NA

[place name] Big Stone; 67:2; n. 67:3; cf. kâ-mihcâpiskâw

Cree Legends and Narratives

kâ-mihcâpiskâw

NI

[place name] Big Stone, traditional name for kâ-mišikitit asiniy (located about 27 kilometres west of Hannah Bay River); n. 67:3; cf. ...âpisk..., asiniy-, misikiti-

Cree Legends and Narratives

kâ-mihkopalinâniwahk

Nom.I = [V

measles; (46:2)

Cree Legends and Narratives

kâ-natohcikâtêk

Nom. I

radio receiver: lit., (that) which is heard

Spoken Cree [31]

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