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.
…âskikan…
M
chest v. mahkâskikanê-, têwâskikanê-
Spoken Cree [28]
…âskw…/-
MF
wooden, stick-like v. kinwâskwan-, otâpânâskw-
Spoken Cree [9], [25]
…âstê-
VIIF
shine v. âhkwâstê-, âkawâstê-, kîšikâstê-
Spoken Cree [30]
…âstan-
VIIF
sail, blow v. kawêpâstan-, wêpâstan-
Spoken Cree [34 ]
…ât…
M
motion v. pimâtisi-, pimâcih-
Spoken Cree [3], [38]
…âwahkâ-
VIIF
soil, sand v. piskwâwahkâ-, (with alternate piskwatâwahkâ-), kâ-mahkâwahkâk lêkaw
Spoken Cree [23], [35]
…âwaso-
VAIF
infant: v. ohpikihâwaso-
Spoken Cree [22]
…êk…
M
sheet-like material v. kinwêkan-
Spoken Cree [33]
…êkin…/-
MF
cloth or paper-like material v. kwêskêkin-
Spoken Cree [28]
…êkinw-
F
cloth or paper-like material v. apahkwâsonêkinw-, mihkwêkinw-, pakwayânêkinw- (loc. pakwayânêkinohk): lit., shirt cloth, i.e., cotton
Spoken Cree [28]
…êliht-
VTIF
by thought v. itêliht-, milwêliht-, natawêliht-
Spoken Cree [2], [10]
…êlihtâkosi-
VAIF
sound so in the mind v. itêlihtâkosi-, kistêlihtâkosi-
Spoken Cree [8]
…êlihtâkwan-
VIIF
sound so in the mind v. itêlihtâkwan-, kistêlihtâkwan-, natawêlihtâkwan-
Spoken Cree [8]
…êlim-
VTAF
by thought v. itêlim-, milwêlim-, natawêlim-
Spoken Cree [3], [10]
…êskanaw-
MF
trail, path v. pimohtêskanaw-
Spoken Cree [29]
…ahkêšiw-
MF
fox v. osâwahkêšiw-
Spoken Cree [29]
…alaw…
M
cheek v. mihkwalawê-
Spoken Cree [28]
…amôhkâso-
VTIF
pretend to ____
Spoken Cree [47]
…amoški-
VTIF
do ___ constantly, be addicted to ___ v. …iški-
Spoken Cree [47]
…an-
VIIF
abstract final, sometimes with meaning, ‘state of’: e.g., √âlim… difficult, + …an- > âliman- be difficult; also participates in complex finals: e.g., nâkwan- appear ( < …naw- perception by sight, + …ιkw… + …an-); v. …ιsi-
Spoken Cree [6], [23]
