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.
sakapwê-
VAI
roast (meat), barbecue; 18:7; 55:3; cf. cîstahâpwê-, maskatêpwê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
sakaskêlimo-
VAI
be comfortable
Spoken Cree [49]
sakišin-
VAI
be caught or hooked on something; (21:4) cf. ...sin-, sakipâson-
Cree Legends and Narratives
sakicihcên-
VTA
hang on to s.o. by the hand
Spoken Cree [51]
sakicihcêpiso-
VAI
be snared by the hand or forepaw; (21:4); cf. ...cihc...
Cree Legends and Narratives
sakihtâwikêpiso-
VAI
be snared by the ears; (21:4); cf. ...htâwak...
Cree Legends and Narratives
sakihtin-
VII
be caught or hooked on something; (21:4); cf. ...htin-, sakipâson-
Cree Legends and Narratives
sakikâtêpiso-
VAI
be snared by the leg; 21:4; cf. ...kât...
Cree Legends and Narratives
sakikwêpiso-
VAI
be snared by the neck; 3:6; (21:4); cf. ...ikw...
Cree Legends and Narratives
sakikwêpiso-
VAI
be snared by the neck v. …ikw…
Spoken Cree [34]
sakimê’-wayân-
NI
mosquito netting
Spoken Cree [38]
sakimê’-wayânâpiskw-
NI
(mosquito) screen
Spoken Cree [38]
sakimêskâ-
VII
mosquitoes abound; 42:58; cf. ...iskâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
sakimêw-
NA
mosquito; 22:1; 65:51
Cree Legends and Narratives
sakimêw-
NA
mosquito
Spoken Cree [38], [50]
sakimêwaskw-
NI
fly tox v. sakimêwi-pimiy-
Spoken Cree [38]
sakimêwi-pimiy-
NI
fly tox v. sakimêwaskw-
Spoken Cree [38]
sakiniskêhtah-
VTA
walk s.o. along holding his/her hand; (65:8); cf. ...nisk...
Cree Legends and Narratives
sakiniskên-
VTA
seize s.o’s arm (by hand)
Spoken Cree [34]
sakiniskêpah-
VTA
run s.o. along holding his/her hand; 65:8; nisakiniskêpahâhtay kâ-kotikositêšihk I was running with him by the hand (arm) when he dislocated his ankle; cf. ...nisk..., kotikositêsin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
