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.
naspâc
IPC
back to front, wrong way to, wrongly, amiss
Spoken Cree [7], [43]
naspâtakâm
IPC
wrong side; 42:47; cf. naspâtaniskêsiw-, kwêskakâm
Cree Legends and Narratives
naspâtaniskêsiw-
NA
mole (so called from having the front paws turned backwards); (42:47); cf. kwêskakâm, naspâtakâm, ...nisk...
Cree Legends and Narratives
naspâtastâ-
VAI-T
set s.t. wrongly v. acitastâ-
Spoken Cree [34]
naspâwâciniskêsiw-
NA
mole: lit., (one) with arms back to front
Spoken Cree [47]
naspitâto-
VAI rcpr.
resemble each other
Spoken Cree [49]
naspitaw-
VTA
resemble s.o., be like s.o.
Spoken Cree [18], [49 ]
natôš-
VTI
search for s.t. with a knife; (5:7; 6:12); cf. natawiš-
Cree Legends and Narratives
natôšw-
VTA
search for s.o. with a knife; 5:7; 6:12; cf. natawišw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
natôkamin-
VTA/VTI
reach into the water for s.o./s.t.; 13:4; 13:7; 13:8; 60:9; cf. ...âkam...
Cree Legends and Narratives
natôkaminamiskwê-
VAI
reach for beaver in the water; 13:8; cf. ...âkamin.../-, ...amiskw.../-
Cree Legends and Narratives
natôkaminikê-
VAI
grope in the water; (13:9)
Cree Legends and Narratives
natôminê-
VAI
go berry-picking (< natawi…min…ê-) v. …min…, natawi-mawaso-
Spoken Cree [32]
natômiskipo-
VAI
eat fat beaver; êliwêhk natômiskipow he is eating fat beaver; cf. tômiskinawê-, ...po-
Cree Legends and Narratives
natôpalîwi-ililiw-
NA
soldier
Spoken Cree [45]
natâmihk
IPC
underneath, beneath; at the bottom [alternative form of atâmihk]; 55:3; 60:10; 62:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
natah-
VTI
go upstream (by water); 62:3; 64:1; cf. mâh-
Cree Legends and Narratives
natah-
VTI
go upriver (by water) v. mâh- contrast nâtah-
Spoken Cree [36], [47]
natahâšakâmê-
VAI
head upstream (walking); 18:1; cf. ...âšakâmê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
natahi-otâpê-
VAI
haul upriver; 42:24
Cree Legends and Narratives
