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.
matwê-âtahikê-
VAI
make a noise scraping moose-hide; 56:1; pêhtawêw ’wê’hkâna ê-matêy-âtahikêl’ci he hears someone making a noise scraping moose-hide; cf. mâtahikê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
matwê-âtahw-
VTA
be heard (but not seen) scraping s.o. in the distance; (56:1); cf. matwê-mâtahw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
matwê-askihkwân-
NA
drum v. matwêhikan-, tôwêhikan-; contraction: matwê-’skihkwân.
Spoken Cree [47]
matwê-askihkwêhkâso-
VAI
pretend to play the drum
Spoken Cree [47]
matwê-mâtahw-
VTA
make a noise (visibly) scraping skins in the distance; 56:1; ê-matê-mâtahwâl’ci amisk’-wayân’ making a noise (in the distance) scraping beaver-skins (where someone cannot be seen but can be heard); cf. matwê-âtahw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
matwê-nihcikihtin-
VII
be a dark blotch in the distance; 19:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
matwê-nohtâkosi-
VAI
be audible in the distance making a noise; 66:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
matwê-pihtihkwâšin-
VAI
fall with an audible noise; 12:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
matwê-takišê-
VAI
have rumbling stomach (from hunger) v. kišiwaškatê-
Spoken Cree [46]
matwê-wâstê-
VII
shine at a distance, show light at a distance; 3:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
matwêškaw-
VTA
crack s.o. (by gross body action, e.g., jumping); (61:5)
Cree Legends and Narratives
matwêcâšêhkwâmi-
VAI
snore v. matwêhkwâmi-
Spoken Cree [30]
matwêciwan-
VII
be heard flowing in the distance
Spoken Cree [23]
matwêhcicikê-
VAI
ring (the bell)
Spoken Cree [9]
matwêhikan-
NA
drum v. also matwê-askihkwân-
Spoken Cree [47]
matwêhiskohkwê-
VAI
drum, play the drum
Spoken Cree [Supp. Conv. 1]
matwêhkwâmi-
VAI
snore v. matwêcâšêhkwâmi-
Spoken Cree [30]
matwêhkwâmi-
VAI
snore; (11:7); cf. ...ihkwâmi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
matwêhtin-
VII
ring (as a bell)
Spoken Cree [22]
matwên-
VTA
crack s.o.; 61:5; n. 61:27
Cree Legends and Narratives
