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.
âtalôhkaw-
VTA
tell s.o. a legend, an ‘old-time’ story; 47:1; tell a story about s.o.; 11:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
âtawîla
IPC
nonetheless, anyway, even though
Spoken Cree [17]
âtawîla
IPC
although, though, nonetheless, anyway; 11:6; 15:2; 37:3; 39:3; 42:11; 42:40; 43:6
Cree Legends and Narratives
âtawâpiskâtowastimw-
NA
dog from Attawapiskat; 33; cf. ...astimw.../-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âtawâpiskâtw-
NI
Attawapiskat: village about 128 km (80 miles) north of Kashechewan
Spoken Cree [27 ]
âtawâpiskâtw-
NI
[place name] Attawapiskat (village located some 128 kms north of Kashechewan on the west coast of James Bay); the name is supposed to be an anglicisation of ê-tawâpiskâk ‘it is open and rocky’, describing the river valley; 33; 42:23; cf. tawâpiskâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âtawêliht-
VTI
refuse s.t.
Spoken Cree [50]
âtawêliht-
VTI
reject or have nothing to do with s.t.; 60:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
âtawêlim-
VTA
reject s.o., dislike s.o.; oppose s.o., refuse s.o.
Spoken Cree [49 ]
âtawêlim-
VTA
reject or have nothing to do with s.o.; 60:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
âtiht
IPC
some, several
Spoken Cree [20]
âtiht
IPC
some, several; 7:1; 18:6; 59:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
âwêpali-
VAI
w. neg., môla âwêpaliw he doesn't talk sense
Spoken Cree [7]
âwacipalihtwâ-
VAI-T
haul s.t. (wood, supplies, etc.) by motor, car, truck, boat; (42:18); cf. âwacitâpê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âwacitâpê-
VAI
haul (wood, supplies) over a period of time; 42:18; nêw mâka atimwak n’kî-âpacihâhtay êy-âwacitâpêyân I used to use four dogs when I was hauling; cf. âwacipalihtwâ-, ...itâpê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âwal-
VTA
haul s.o.
Spoken Cree [35]
âwan-
VII
be
Spoken Cree [42]
âwas
IPC
be off! away with you! 46:1; also as awas
Cree Legends and Narratives
âwasâmatin
IPC
on the other side of the mountain; cf. awasâmatin, ...âmatin-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âwatâ-
VAI-T
haul s.t.
Spoken Cree [35 ]
