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.
mamaskam-
VTA
[redupl.] keep taking it from s.o.; 56:3; mamaskamitowak they keep taking it from each other; cf. maskam-
Cree Legends and Narratives
mamatâwâw-
NI
English River, Ontario
Spoken Cree
mamatwêkahikê-
VAI
[redupl.] make all kinds of noise in the distance, kick up a racket; 13:6; cf. matwê
Cree Legends and Narratives
mamišî-
VAI
be dependent
Spoken Cree [49]
mamišîtot-
VTI
depend on s.t., rely on s.t., trust s.t.
Spoken Cree [49]
mamišîtotaw-
VTA
depend or rely on s.o., have confidence in s.o.
Spoken Cree [40 ]
mamišamipali-
VAI/VII
be troublesome, cause hardship
Spoken Cree [49 ]
mamišim-
VTA
[redupl.] tell on s.o., inform on s.o., ‘squeal’ on s.o.; 60:8; cf. mišim-
Cree Legends and Narratives
mamišimêlihtamih-
VTA
grieve s.o., cause s.o. grief
Spoken Cree [38]
mamihkowâskwan-
VII
[redupl.] be bloody all over, be bloodstained; 19:9
Cree Legends and Narratives
mamihkwâtakâpi-
VAI
[redupl.] have red eye-lids; 46:2; cf. mihkwâtakâpi-, mamihkocâpi-, mihkokotê-, mihkotonê-, mihkotonênitiso-, mihkonawênitiso-, mihkokaškwênitiso-, mihkwanawê-; ...âpi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
manâ
IPC
is it not? n'est-ce pas? contraction of [nama “not“ + nâ]
Spoken Cree [3]
manâ
IPC
isn’t it so? isn’t it the case? (contraction of nama nâ); 3:6; 41:8
Cree Legends and Narratives
manâ oti
IPC
probably, possibly; I suppose then ...
Cree Legends and Narratives
manâcih-
VTA
spare s.o., use s.o. carefully
Spoken Cree [45]
manâcihtâ-
VAI-T
spare s.t., use s.t. carefully
Spoken Cree [48]
manâhkatê-
VII
fall off due to its support being burnt (e.g., clothes hanging on a branch which burns); (11:12); cf. milâhkatê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
manâht-
VTI
take hold of s.t.; (16:4); cf. manawêpaht-
Cree Legends and Narratives
manâwê-
VAI
collect eggs
Cree Legends and Narratives
manâwina
IPC
perhaps, it could be that..., isn’t it that... (no example of MC form of this)
Spoken Cree [48]
