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.
lâsipêhtatâ-
VAI-T
carry s.t. down the bank
Spoken Cree [17]
lâsipêpahtâ-
VAI
run down the bank; 11:7; 18:10; cf. ...ipê.../-, ...pahtâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
lâsipêpahtâ-
VAI
run down (the bank)
Spoken Cree [30]
lâsipêtimihk
IPC
down the bank
Spoken Cree [13]
lâsipêtimihk
IPC
down the bank; 42:35
Cree Legends and Narratives
lâwâpaht-
VTI
see s.t. from a distance, be far from s.t.
Spoken Cree [45]
lâwâpam-
VTA
see s.o. from a distance, be far from s.o.
Spoken Cree [45]
lâwâpiskâw-
NI
[place name] ‘deep rock’ (a valley located in among the rocks on the west coast of James Bay); cf. ...âpisk...
Cree Legends and Narratives
lâwinâkosi-
VAI
appear at a distance; 9:17; 11:4; 64:2; cf. ...nâkosi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
lâwinâkosi-
VAI
appear distant or at a distance, be far v. nâwinâkosi-
Spoken Cree [23], [47]
lâwinâkwan-
VII
appear at a distance; 37:6; cf. ...nâkwan-
Cree Legends and Narratives
lâwinâkwan-
VII
appear distant or at a distance, be far v. nâwinâkwan-
Spoken Cree [23], [47]
lêhlê-
VAI
breathe
Spoken Cree [45]
lêhlêwin-
NI
breath
Spoken Cree [49]
lêkaw-
NA
sand; 18:7; 55:4; cf. askiy-, ašiškiy-, wâpatanaskw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
lêkaw-
NI
sand
Spoken Cree [35]
lêkimo-
VAI
growl v. nêkimo-
Spoken Cree [36]
lêkimototaw-
VTA
growl at s.o. v. nêkimototaw-
Spoken Cree [36]
lêkwâpam-
VTA
give s.o. a sideways look, give s.o. a “dirty” look (implying dislike)
Spoken Cree [45]
lahkamohtâ-
VAI-T
extend s.t.; ê-’ti-lahkamohtâniwahk- extending it (probably referring to a road)
Cree Legends and Narratives
