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.
nahastamaw-
VTA
put it away for s.o.; 51:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
nahatâmo-
VAI
sigh
Spoken Cree [45]
nahi
IPC
just right, average; 28:1; nahi n’tispihcisîn I’m of about average age; nahi ’ci-ispihcîyân that I am of about average strength
Cree Legends and Narratives
nahišin-
VAI
lie comfortably, lie snugly
Spoken Cree [45]
nahišin-
VAI
lie comfortably; 10:4; 55:4; 55:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
nahipali-
VII
be fit, be convenient, be expedient
Spoken Cree [43]
nahkâpêkin-
VTA/VTI
extend s.o./s.t.; (42:42); cf. tahkwâpêkin, ...âpêk...
Cree Legends and Narratives
nahkon-
NDA
my ankle (65:8); cf. wahkon-
Cree Legends and Narratives
nakâh-
VTI
reinforce s.t.; 41:19; parry s.t., ward s.t. off; (63:1)
Cree Legends and Narratives
nakâhikâtê-
VII
be reinforced; 41:19
Cree Legends and Narratives
nakâhw-
VTA
reinforce s.o.; (41:19) parry s.o., ward s.o. off; (63:1); cf. nakâyâskohw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
nakân-
VTA
stop s.o. (from doing s.t.); 22:3; e.g., of two people fighting: nânakânâkaniwanwak they are being stopped or prevented from fighting; kata-nakânâkaniwan he will be stopped
Cree Legends and Narratives
nakân-
VTA/VTI
hold s.o./s.t. back, stop s.o./s.t.
Spoken Cree [50]
nakân-
VTI
hold s.t. back, stop s.t.; 22:3
Cree Legends and Narratives
nakâwêpišk-
VTI
block s.t.; (63:1)
Cree Legends and Narratives
nakâwêpiškaw-
VTA
block s.o. (as in football, hockey, or when trying to force a passage through a door); (63:1); cf. nakâhw-, ohcih-
Cree Legends and Narratives
nakâyâskoh-
VTI
reinforce s.t., brace s.t. (e.g., a wooden object which has fallen over and which one wants to save); (41:19); cf. ...âskw.../-
Cree Legends and Narratives
nakâyâskohw-
VTA
reinforce s.o., brace s.o. (e.g., a tree which had fallen over and which one wants to save); (41:19); cf. ...âskw.../-
Cree Legends and Narratives
nakacâskošin-
VAI
bump into a tree; 68:6; cf. ...âskw.../-, nânakacâskošin-, nakacihw-, nakacipah-, tâwatâwiškaw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
nakacâskohtin-
VII
bump into a tree; (68:6); cf. ...âskw.../-
Cree Legends and Narratives
