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.
pîhtokwêmakan-
VII
come in (i.e., from the bush) used idiomatically for be Christmas
Spoken Cree [32], [33]
pîhtokwêmakihtâ-
VAI
come into the village (for Christmas)
Spoken Cree [33]
pîhtokwêpah-
VTA
make s.o. run or scurry; 44:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîhtokwêpaliho-
VAI
jump in, come rushing in; 13:14; 14:6; cf. ...paliho-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîhtokwêpit-
VTA/VTI
pull s.o./s.t. inside; 60:3
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîhtokwêyâpolo-
VAI
slip in, slide in; 12:14; cf. kilipali-, kišîyâpolo-, pilêkopali-, ...âpolo-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîhtokwêyâtahî-
VAI
slide in; 12:15; cf. papâmâtahî-, šôškonâtahî-, ...âtahî-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîhtokwah-
VTA
bring or take s.o. in; 42:59
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîhtokwah-
VTA
bring s.o. in
Spoken Cree [16]
pîhtokwahtâ-
VAI-T
bring or take s.t. in; (42:59)
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîhtokwamihk
IPC
indoors; 18:2; cf. pîhtikwamihk, pîhtikomihk
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîhtokwamihk
IPC
indoors, in the house: also as pîhtokamihk
Spoken Cree [3], [51]
pîhtokwatâ-
VAI-T
bring s.t. in
Spoken Cree [27]
pîhtwâ-
VAI
smoke; 41:20; 58:5; 63:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîhtwâ-
VAI
smoke (tobacco)
Spoken Cree [21]
pîhtwâkê-
VAI
smoke (via some medium, as a pipe or cigarette)
Spoken Cree [21 ]
pîhtwêstah-
VTI
put lining in s.t.; (67:4); cf. pîhtawânakâw-, pîhtawên-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîkišênâkwan-
VII
be blurry, be blurred; (19:2); cf. ...nâkwan-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîkišêpali-
VAI/VII
steam; 9:24; cf. ...pali-
Cree Legends and Narratives
pîkišêyâ-
VII
be foggy, be hazy, be misty; 19:2; cf. ...ayâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
