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.
sîhtâškinê-
VAI
be too crowded (in a house); (63:2); cf. sîhcâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
sîhtawâc
IPC
with difficulty, with a struggle: sîhtawâc âhcîw he moves with difficulty; ê-kî-sâsîhtawâci-pimâtisicik having struggled to live
Spoken Cree [49]
sîhtawâcišin-
VAI
lie immobile
Spoken Cree [49]
sîhtawâtapi-
VAI
sit immobile
Spoken Cree [49]
sîhtawâtin-
VTA/VTI
keep s.o./s.t. immobile or steady (e.g., so as not to spill): ê-wî-kakwê-sîtawâtinahkik trying to preserve it, trying to keep it as it was (i.e., to treat with care as s.t.delicate): synon. with ê-wî-manâcihtâcik v. manâcihtâ-
Spoken Cree [49]
sîhtawi-ošim-
VTA
push s.o. in between two things; (62:5)
Cree Legends and Narratives
sîhtawipaliho-
VAI
squeeze oneself in between; 19:8; cf. ...paliho-
Cree Legends and Narratives
sîkahâtâkêwin-
NI
baptism: lit., pouring (of water)
Spoken Cree [38]
sîkahahtâso-
VAI
get baptized; (14:7)
Cree Legends and Narratives
sîkahahtaw-
VTA
baptize s.o., pour water on s.o.; (14:7); cf. sâsîkahahtaw-, sîkahahtâso-
Cree Legends and Narratives
sîkihp-
NI
boil (swelling on skin) v. omanicôšimi-, kâsîp-
Spoken Cree [16 ]
sîkin-
VTA/VTI
pour s.o./s.t.
Spoken Cree [15]
sîkin-
VTI
pour s.t.; 50:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
sîkopêsikan-
NA
boiled goose v. akwâwinak
Spoken Cree [41]
sîkwâpinikan-
NI
drain
Spoken Cree [35]
sîkwêpahâht-
VTI
pour s.t.; 23:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
sîkwêpin-
VTA/VTI
pour s.o./s.t. out
Spoken Cree [26]
sîkwêpin-
VTA/VTI
pour s.o./s.t. out; 13:13
Cree Legends and Narratives
sîkwan-
VII
be spring thaw, be early Spring (March - April)
Spoken Cree [28]
sîkwan-
VII
be early spring (before open water); 22:3; 42:49; 43:5; 60:1; cf. miloskamin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
