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.
manâwina
IPC
perhaps, it could be that, isn’t it that? I’ll wager that; 4:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
manâwinân-
NI
[place name] No-Man’s Land, lit., ‘collecting place (for eggs)’ (a rocky point located south of Albany Post on James Bay); 11:4; n. 11:13; cf. manâwê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
manêsi-
VAI
be poor, be in want (as to s.t.)
Spoken Cree [32]
manêsi-
VAI
be scarce, be poor, be in want of something; 39:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
manêwan-
VII
be scarce, be in short supply
Spoken Cree [31]
manêwan-
VII
be scarce, be lacking, be wanting; 65:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
manêwisi-
VAI
be scarce, be in short supply
Spoken Cree [32]
manah-
VTI
knock s.t. off, take st. off
Spoken Cree [40]
manah-
VTI
skim s.t., knock s.t. off; 50:6
Cree Legends and Narratives
manahw-
VTA
knock s.o. off, take s.o. off
Spoken Cree [40]
manahw-
VTA
skim s.o., knock s.o. off; (50:6)
Cree Legends and Narratives
manakway-
NDA
sleeve; (13:9); cf. ...anakway-, wanakwaya
Cree Legends and Narratives
manawêpaht-
VTI
take hold of s.t. (as a fish the line), snatch s.t., grab s.t., seize s.t. with the mouth; âšay manâ piko wêhci-manawêpatahk ana namês kwâškwêpicikaniniw and immediately that fish took hold of the hook; cf. manâht-, manipah-, manipahtwâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
maniš-
VTI
cut s.t. off; 50:7
Cree Legends and Narratives
manišw-
VTA
cut s.o. off; (50:7)
Cree Legends and Narratives
manicôš-
NA
insect
Spoken Cree [38 ]
manicôš-
NA
insect; worm (diminutive of manitôw-); 51:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
manicošiskâ-
VII
be an abundance of insects
Spoken Cree [23]
manihtâkâkê-
VAI
use it to gather wood; (42:59); cf. manihtê-, manihtât-
Cree Legends and Narratives
manihtât-
VTA
chop s.o. up for firewood; 42:59; cf. manihtê-, manihtâkâkê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
