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.
mišcâkalâš-
NA
[proper name] Mishchakalash (legendary figure) (MC); 63:1; SC: mistâkanâš-
Cree Legends and Narratives
miši
IPC
big, great Cf. miši-sîpiy-
Spoken Cree [49]
miši
IPV/IPN
great, big; 6:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
miši-šîpîšišihkân-
NI
deep, narrow creek, “big creeklet’; 11:8; cf. ...ihkân-
Cree Legends and Narratives
miši-kinêpikw-
NA
great serpent
Spoken Cree [49]
miši-kinošêw-
NA
giant fish, giant pike; 4:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
miši-môhkomân-
NA
American: lit., Big Knife
Spoken Cree [21]
miši-maskw-
NA
giant bear; 6:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
miši-mikisiwi-waciston-
NI
great eagle’s nest; 1:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
miši-pâskisikan-
NI
cannon; 5:8
Cree Legends and Narratives
mišikamâ-
VII
be large (a body of water); (12:11); [synonym: mahkikamâ-]; cf. ...kam...
Cree Legends and Narratives
mišikiti-
VAI
be big; 4:2; 11:2; 16:5; 41:15
Cree Legends and Narratives
mišikiti-
VAI
be big
Spoken Cree (12)
mišikwanay-
NDI
tailfin; (29:1); cf. ošikwanay-, ...šikwanay-
Cree Legends and Narratives
mišikwanay-
NDI
tail (of a fish); hind section of a snowshoe v. v. –šikwanay-
Spoken Cree [33 ]
mišim-
VTA
tell on s.o., inform on s.o.; 60:8; cf. mamišim-
Cree Legends and Narratives
mišiy-otahnapihkêsiw-
NA
big spider; 2:4; cf. êhêpikw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
miškîšikw-
NDI
eye v. –škîšikw-
Spoken Cree [28]
miškîšikwâpiskwa
NDI pl.
eye glasses, spectacles
Spoken Cree [25]
miškašîy-
NDA
hoof; 1:7; 2:7; kî-wâpahtinêw mâka oškašîya ê-’šinâkosinici and he showed them what his hooves looked like; môna n’kî-kospâhtawîwâkân ôko niškašîyak I can’t climb with these hooves of mine, I can’t use these hooves of mine for climbing; cf. ...škašîy-, oškašîya
Cree Legends and Narratives
