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.
kawišk-
VTI
bring or knock s.t. down by body action
Spoken Cree [10]
kawiškaw-
VTA
bring or knock s.o. down by body action
Spoken Cree [10]
kawin-
VTA/VTI
knock s.o./ s.t. down; with mâhkiy- break camp
Spoken Cree [6]
kawipit-
VTA/VTI
pull s.o./ s.t. down
Spoken Cree [10]
kayâš
IPC
long ago, in days gone by; 42:23
Cree Legends and Narratives
kayâš’-ayahâw-
NI
old thing, old one
Spoken Cree [35 ]
kayâši
IPN
old, stale; of long ago, ancient v. ayawiši, oški.
Spoken Cree [4], [44]
kayâši-kihci-kêkwâna
NI pl.
the old values: lit., ancient great matters
Spoken Cree [51]
kayâm
IPC
quietly, tranquilly; all right; 1:4; 11:8; 55:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
kayâm
IPC
quietly, tranquilly; all right!
Spoken Cree [10]
kayâmêwisî-
VAI
be quiet
Spoken Cree [39]
ki(t)…
Prefix
2nd person possessor or subject marker: your, you
Spoken Cree [1]
kišîciwan-
VII
flow swiftly; 61:3; cf. ...ciwan.../-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kišîhkolê-
VII
burn fast (e.g, a fast travelling bush or grass fire); (42:60); cf. ocêhkamahkolê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kišîm-
VTA
affront, vex or anger s.o. by speech; 21:5; 55:6; cf. nišim-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kišîm-
VTA
anger, insult or irritate s.o. by speech
Spoken Cree [45]
kišîmiskaw-
VTA
irritate s.o. intensely
Spoken Cree [47]
kišîmototaw-
VTA
address s.o. irritatingly, insultingly or churlishly
Spoken Cree [45]
kišîpali-
VAI/VII
go fast; 33; 42:26; 42:31; 68:2; kišîpaniw ’ci-nipispan he would be dead in a flash; cf. ...pali-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kišîpaliho-
VAI
jump up quickly; 60:3; pasiko, ’šîpaliho! stand up, jump up quickly! cf. ...paliho-
Cree Legends and Narratives
