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.
âhcihtâ-
VAI-T
alter, change s.t.; make s.t. move; (41:14)
Cree Legends and Narratives
âhcihtâ-
VAI-T
change s.t.
Spoken Cree [35]
âhciko
IPC
nonetheless
Spoken Cree [49]
âhciko piko
IPC
nonetheless
Spoken Cree [48]
âhcikow
IPC
worse n. 3:2; âhcikow nâ ati-ihtiw? does he fare worse? cf. âhcîhkên
Cree Legends and Narratives
âhcikwê-
VAI
move away; 60:4; [preferred form at Fort Albany: âhtokwê-]; cf. âhcipici-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âhcipêl-
NA
[proper name] Archibald; 67:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
âhcipêl-
NA [person
Archibald
Spoken Cree [51]
âhcipaliho-
VAI
move with sudden, violent motion; 66:2; cf. ...paliho-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âhcipici-
VAI
move away to another place or residence; (60:4); cf. âhtokwê-, ...pici-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âhcipici-
VAI
move one’s place of abode: near synon. âhtapi-
Spoken Cree [42]
âhcipit-
VTA/VTI
move s.o./s.t. by pulling
Spoken Cree [51]
âhkaskiw-
NA
pheasant, brown grouse
Spoken Cree [29]
âhki
IPC
‘let’s make believe, let’s pretend’, as it were; 2:9; 55:9; âhki môswa kâhcišotâw let’s play (make-believe) moose; âhki mâka tôtam he’s pretending to do it; âhki wêsa awa šôliyân pretend this is money; cf. ...hkâso..., nôcîsk wê wêhkâso-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âhki
IPC
as it were, “let’s pretend” (used in children’s games)
Spoken Cree [49 ]
âhkiko-pimiy-
NA
seal oil; 58:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
âhkikw-
NA
seal; 58:5
Cree Legends and Narratives
âhkikw-
NA
seal (sea mammal)
Spoken Cree [8]
âhkoh-
VTA
hurt s.o.
Spoken Cree [9]
âhkonâkosi-
VAI
look sharp, be smartly dressed (especially of a girl or woman); be eye-catching
Spoken Cree [45]
