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.
pîmâpiskahikan-
NI
screw-driver; (27:3); cf. ...âpisk...
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pîmâskosi-
VAI
be twisted (something wooden, e.g., tree trunk, paddle or sled); (27:3); n. 27:5
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pîmâskwan-
VII
be twisted (something wooden, e.g., an axe-handle); (27:3); n. 27:5; cf. ...âskw.../-
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pîmâstêhw-
VTA
twist s.o.; (52:1); cf. tašwâpihkêpit-
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pîmâstêhwâkaniwan-
VAI
be twisted, have kinks put in it; 52:1
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pîmâstêpali-
VAI/VII
go into kinks while being handled; (52:1); cf. ...pali-
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pîmâstêsi-
VAI
have kinks; (52:1); pimâstêsiw pîšâkanâpiy the rope has kinks in it
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pîmâstêyâ-
VII
have kinks; (52:1); pimâstêyâw otakišiy the fire hose has kinks in it; cf. ...ayâ-
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pîm’pâtâskwah-
VTI
wring s.t. using a stick; (50:2); cf. ...âskw.../-
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pîm’pâtâskwahw-
VTA
wring s.o. using a stick; 50:2; cf. pîm’pâtin-
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pîm’pâtin-
VTA/VTI
wring s.o./s.t.; (50:2)
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pîmahikan-
NI
screwdriver
Spoken Cree [35]
pîmastêh-
VTI
twist s.t.; (52:1); cf. tašwâpihkêpit-
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pîmih-
VTI
spin s.t., twist s.t.; (52:1)
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pîmihkwêpali-
VAI
face be twisted; 43:5; cf. ...hkw..., ...pali-
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pîmihw-
VTA
spin s.o., twist s.o. (as yarn); 52:1
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pîmin-
VTA/VTI
twist s.o./s.t.
Spoken Cree [45]
pîminikan-
NI
knob (for turning to locate stations on radio)
Spoken Cree [31]
pîmisi-
VAI
have twisted grain (as a tree); 27:3; cf. pîmâpiskahikan-, pîmâskosi-, pîmâskwan-
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pîniš
IPC
until, up to, at last (SC); 1:4; 5:1; 27:3; MC: pîliš
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