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.
nêwi-
VAI
be four, be four of them; 21:6; 37:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
nêwišâp
IPC
fourteen; cf. nêyošâpw
Cree Legends and Narratives
nêwin-
VII
be four, be four of them; 36:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
nêyošâp
IPC
fourteen; 41:18; 58:1; cf. nêwišâpw
Cree Legends and Narratives
nahî-
VAI
be used to, be accustomed to, be competent at
Spoken Cree [51]
nahîhk-
VTI
bury s.t., put s.t. away or aside for safekeeping
Cree Legends and Narratives
nahîhkaw-
VTA
bury s.o., put s.o. away for safekeeping; 10:2; 41:14
Cree Legends and Narratives
nahîhkikâniwan-
VII
be a burial
Spoken Cree [51]
nahîlawêh-
VTA
satisfy s.o., make s.o. content; 4:3; 5:4; cf. nahênawêh-
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nahâpi-
VAI
see well, see clearly; 19:3; cf. ...âpi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
nahâsitâmih-
VTA
make it awkward for s.o., cause s.o. problems
Spoken Cree [48]
nahêliht-
VTI
be satisfied with s.t., be content with s.t., be pleased with s.t.
Spoken Cree [26]
nahêliht-
VTI
be pleased with s.t., be contented with s.t.; 47:1; môla nahêl’htamwak they were not pleased, they were offended; kila ’sa ê-’ši-nahêl’htaman just as you please
Cree Legends and Narratives
nahêlihtamih-
VTA
satisfy s.o.
Spoken Cree [47]
nahêlim-
VTA
be fond of s.o.
Spoken Cree [13]
nahênawêh-
VTA
satisfy s.o., make s.o. content (SC); 5:4; MC: nahîlawêh-
Cree Legends and Narratives
nahal-
VTA
put s.o. away, save s.o.; (42:15) nahalêw ošôliyânima he saves his money, puts his money away; cf. nahastâ-
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nahapi-
VAI
seat oneself; 9:11; cf. ...api-
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nahastâ-
VAI-T
put s.t. away; (42:15); 51:1; nahastâw ocîmân he puts his canoe away; nahastâniwa they are put away; cf. nahal-
Cree Legends and Narratives
nahastamâso-
VAI
put it away for oneself; 42:15
Cree Legends and Narratives
