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.
kišêpîsimw-
NA
February, Great (or Old) Moon
Spoken Cree [26]
kišêpânêhkwê-
VAI
have breakfast, breakfast
Spoken Cree [18]
kišêpânêhkwêwin-
NI
breakfast
Spoken Cree (18)
kišêpâpîwâtakinamw-
NA
January, Great-scattering-about
Spoken Cree [26]
kišêpâyâ-
VII
be morning; [contraction of kêkišêpâyâ-]; 3:2; 10:5; 31:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
kišêpâyâkê
VII conj.
in the morning (looking forward) v. kêkišêpâyâkê.
Spoken Cree [12 ]
kišêwâtotaw-
VTA
have pity on s.o., be kind to s.o.; 9:20
Cree Legends and Narratives
kišêwâtotaw-
VTA
be kind to s.o., behave charitably to s.o.
Spoken Cree [51]
kišêwâtotawêhkâso-
VAI
pretend to have pity on him, pretend to behave kindly to him; 9:20; cf. ...hkâso-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kišêwê-
VAI
speak loudly, make a loud noise v. kišiwê
Spoken Cree [51]
kišêyahâwi-
VAI
be old, be an old person v. kišê-ayahâwi-
Spoken Cree [26]
kišišaw
IPC
effective(ly), specific(ally), with particular focus; 9:16; 42:8; ’ci-kî-pimâcihitisot kišišaw to support himself effectively; môna kišišaw ayitôtam he’s not doing anything of interest or importance; [near-synonym: kwêkohta]; cf. kišišawêliht-, kišišawêlim-, kišišawêpali-, kihci-kišišawêpaliho-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kišišawêliht-
VTI
consider s.t. of interest, consider s.t. important; (9:16)
Cree Legends and Narratives
kišišawêliht-
VTI
display interest in s.t.; prize s.t., value s.t. highly; put more life into s.t., put more pep into s.t. v. cîhkêliht-, kistêliht- (N.W. James Bay)
Spoken Cree [14], [42], [51]
kišišawêlim-
VTA
be interested in s.o. v. cîhkêlim-, kistêlim- (N.W. James Bay)
Spoken Cree [14 ]
kišišawêlimo-
VAI
think oneself smart, be conceited; (9:16); cf. kišišaw
Cree Legends and Narratives
kišišawêlimo-
VAI
be conceited v. kistêlimo-
Spoken Cree [40]
kišišawimo-
VAI
boast
Spoken Cree [43]
kišišawinâkwan-
VII
appear interesting; (42:8) môna kišišawinâkwan it doesn’t look very interesting; cf. ...nâkwan-
Cree Legends and Narratives
kišišawipaliho-
VAI
go along at a brisk walk; (9:16); cf. ...paliho-
Cree Legends and Narratives
