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.
ništi-
VAI
be three [variant of nisti-]; 60:8
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nihci-kâskis-
VTI
blacken s.t. by burning; (11:13); cf. câkâskis-
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nihci-kâskisêwikin-
VTA/VTI
blacken s.o./s.t. by burning, probably with charcoal; 11:13; cf. câkâskis-, câkâskiso-, câkâskitê-
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nihci-kâskiso-
VAI
be burned black, burn black; (11:13)
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nihci-kâskisw-
VTA
blacken s.o. by burning; (11:13); cf. câkâskisw-
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nihci-kâskitê-
VII
be burned black, burn black; (11:13)
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nihcikâ-
VII
be dark coloured; (11:13); cf. pêci-nihcikâ-
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nihcikašakê-
VAI
have dark skin, have dark complexion; (10:7); cf. wašakaya, wâpašakê-, ...ašak...
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nihcikišin-
VAI
be a dark blotch; (19:2); cf. papâ-nihcikišin-
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nihcikihtin-
VII
be a dark blotch; 19:2; cf. matê-nihcikihtin-
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nihcikinawê-
VAI
have a dark face; (10:8); considered better usage than mahkatêwanawê-; cf. ...anaw...
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nihcikisi-
VAI
be dark coloured; (11:13)
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nihkwan-
NDA
my ankle [variant of nahkon-]; (65:8); cf. ohkwan-; ohkwana; wahkon-
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nihtâ
IPV
good at (doing s.t.); 11:3; 14:4; 63:1; given to (doing s.t.); nihtâ-wâwiw she’s a good egg-layer; kâ-nihtâ-tôtahk which he was good at doing; kî-n’tâ-n’tawihow he was good at hunting
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nihtâwiki-
VAI
be born, grow; (42:55)
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nihtâwikih-
VTA
give birth to s.o., bear s.o.; 1:9; (2:9); 11:1; bring s.o. up; 51:2; cf. âmo-, okosisi-, pâškahâwê-, wâpamâwaso-
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nihtâwikihcikê-
VAI
plant a garden; 41:10
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nihtâwikihito-
VAI
[recipr.] bring each other up; 2:9; kî-nihtâwikihitowak they brought each other up; [preferred variant: kî-ohpikihitowak]
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nihtâwikin-
VII
grow; 42:55
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nikâwiy-
NDA
my mother v. kikâwiy-, okâwiya
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