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.
niyânânêwišâpokonakisi-
VAI
be the eighteenth day (viz., pîsimw-)
Spoken Cree [26]
niyânânêwišâpw
IPC
eighteen
Spoken Cree [10]
niyânânêwikonakisi-
VAI
be the eighth day (viz., pîsimw-)
Spoken Cree [26]
niyânânêwimitana
IPC
eighty; 41:18
Cree Legends and Narratives
niyânânêyamitana
IPC
eighty
Spoken Cree [10]
nohtâkosi-
VAI
call, sound; [allegro for nôhtâkosi-]; 9:5; 43:10
Cree Legends and Narratives
nohtâkwan-
VII
sound; [allegro for nohtâkwan-]; 9:15; 55:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
oša
IPC
then, you know, as you can see [variant of osa]
Cree Legends and Narratives
oša
IPC
in fact
Spoken Cree [41]
ošôkan-
NDI
his/her lower back, backside; 8:5; 55:3; cf. mišôkan-, ...šôkan-
Cree Legends and Narratives
ošîma
NDA
his / her younger sibling (no distinction as to sex) v. kišîm-, nišîm-
Spoken Cree [2 ]
ošîma
NDA
his/her younger sibling; 16:2; 27:4; 42:44; cf. ...šîm-, ošîmimâw-, nišîm-
Cree Legends and Narratives
ošîmi-
NDA
have a younger sibling
Spoken Cree [Supp. Conv. 2]
ošîmiša
NDA
his/her little younger sibling; 65:7; cf. ...šîmiš-, ošîma
Cree Legends and Narratives
ošîmihkâwina
NDA
his/her younger cousin of either sex
Spoken Cree [30]
ošîmimâw-
NA
a younger sibling; 23:1; 60:9; cf. ošîma
Cree Legends and Narratives
ošîmimâw-
NDA dev.
young(er, -est) sibling: here, ‘kid brother’ v. –šîm-: kišîm-, nišîm-, ošîma, etc.
Spoken Cree [37]
ošîmimâwi-
VAI
be a/the younger sibling
Spoken Cree [44]
ošâšihtâkwan-
VII
sound snippy, sound cheeky or not too polite; 43:7
Cree Legends and Narratives
ošâwaškosi-
VAI
be blue-green
Spoken Cree [17]
