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.
âwi-
VAI
be
Spoken Cree [42]
âyîci
IPV
tightly
Spoken Cree [35]
âyîci-sakah-
VTI
screw s.t. tightly
Spoken Cree [35]
âyîcih-
VTA
confirm s.o.
Spoken Cree [51]
âyîcihiwêwin-
NI
confirmation
Spoken Cree [51]
âyîcihtâ-
VAI-T
make s.t. firm, establish s.t., fix s.t., confirm s.t.
Spoken Cree [51]
âyîtahpit-
VTA/VTI
tie s.o./s.t. tightly (e.g. a rope)
Spoken Cree [35]
âyîtan-
VII
be firm, be steady, be strong v. wahkêwan-
Spoken Cree [26]
âyîtisi-
VAI
be firm, be steady, be strong v. wahkêwisi-
Spoken Cree [26]
âyâkôwiyâskošimo-
VAI
[redupl.] take cover, ‘duck’ behind tree after tree; 56:2; cf. âkôwiyâskošimo-, ...âskw.../-, ...šimo-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âyâpah-
VTI
[redupl.] keep untying s.t.; (52:3); cf. âpah-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âyâpahw-
VTA
[redupl.] keep untying s.o.; 52:3; cf. âpahw-
Cree Legends and Narratives
âyâs-
NA
[proper name] Ayas (legendary figure); 9:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
âyowin-
NI
fur; 40:5; [variant of ayôwin-]
Cree Legends and Narratives
‘'kâwila
IPC
contraction of êkâwila q.v.
Spoken Cree [ ]
‘ci
IPV + conj
in order to, so that contraction of kici q.v
Spoken Cree [6], [18], [19]
‘ci
IPV + conj
contraction of kici q.v.
Spoken Cree [6], [18], [19]
‘kišk-
VTI
wear s.t. contraction of kikišk- q.v.
Spoken Cree [14], [45]
‘kiškaw-
VTA
wear s.o. contraction of kikiškaw- q.v.
Spoken Cree [14], [45]
‘mâpolo-
VAI contr.
drift downstream contraction of pimâpolo- q.v.
Spoken Cree [50]
