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.
masinahikan-
NI
letter, epistle; 43:7
Cree Legends and Narratives
masinahikaniš-
NI
licence (use at Norway House)
Spoken Cree [21]
masinahikanwâni-šôliyân-
NA
bills, paper money v. šôliyânâpiskoš-
Spoken Cree [46]
masinahotiso-
VAI
vote: lit., “write oneself”
Spoken Cree [41]
masinahotisonâniwan-
VAI refl.
be a vote, be voting
Spoken Cree [41]
masinahwânêkinwân-
NI
paper
Spoken Cree [9]
maskêkw-
NI
swamp, muskeg v. maškêkw-
Spoken Cree [23]
maskêkw-
NI
swamp; 37:3; 42:55
Cree Legends and Narratives
maskahtwê-
VAI
rob, take by force; 47:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
maskam-
VTA
rob s.o. (of s.t.)
Spoken Cree [36], [51]
maskam-
VTA
rob s.o., take (something) from s.o.; 8:6; 65:7; cf. mamaskam-
Cree Legends and Narratives
maskatêpwê-
VAI
cook by laying something over a fire; (55:3); describes what may be done with a goose wing while a hunter is on the blind; the meat is usually half cooked but succulent; cf. cîstahâpwê-, sakapwê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
maskisin-
NI
shoe, boot, moccasin
Spoken Cree [10]
maskisin-
NI
moccasin, shoe; 29:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
maskisinihkâkê-
VAI
make moccasins out of it, use to make moccasins; 50:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
masko-cîpay-
NA
bear spirit; 19:6
Cree Legends and Narratives
masko-pimiy-
NI
bear grease
Spoken Cree [38]
maskošiy-
NI
grass [usually in plural]; 61:2; 65:1; cf. maskwašiy-
Cree Legends and Narratives
maskw-
NA
bear: prox. sg. maskwa v. …askw-
Spoken Cree [21], [49]
maskwa-
NA
bear; 1:7; 19:1; 68:3; cf. cišêyâkw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
