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.
apwêsi-
VAI
perspire
Spoken Cree [14]
apwêsohkwê-
VAI
sweat on one’s face v. …hkw…
Spoken Cree [49]
apwoy-
NA
paddle
Spoken Cree [2]
apwoyi-pîn-
NI
shear pin (on propeller of outboard motor)
Spoken Cree [37]
arkw-
NI
“ark” (borrowed from English): v. kihci-nâpahkwân-
Spoken Cree [51]
asâm-
NA
snowshoe; 53:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
asâm-
NA
snowshoe
Spoken Cree [25], [45 ]
asâmâhtikw-
NA
snowshoe tree, snowshoe wood; 9:24; snowshoe frame; 42:59; cf. ...âhtikw.../-
Cree Legends and Narratives
asâmihkâkê-
NA
make snowshoes out of s.t.
Spoken Cree [29]
asâtiy-
NA
poplar; 55:9; n. 55:36
Cree Legends and Narratives
asâtiy-
NA
poplar
Spoken Cree [26]
asâtiyopakw-
NI
poplar leaf v. …pakw-
Spoken Cree [49]
asawaso-
VAI
be in a container
Spoken Cree [33]
asawatâ-
VAI-T
hold s.t., contain s.t.; 23:3
Cree Legends and Narratives
asawatê-
VII
be in a container
Spoken Cree [33]
asic
IPC
along with, together with; 54:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
asicikas-
VTI
cook s.t. along with; (54:2) patêtisa n’tasicikasên môso-wîyâsihk I’m cooking potatoes along with the moose meat
Cree Legends and Narratives
asicikasw-
VTA
cook s.o. along with; 54:2
Cree Legends and Narratives
asikâpawi-
VAI
stand together; (18:5; 55:2); cf. piskokâpawi-, ayasikwêšimo-
Cree Legends and Narratives
asin-
VTA/VTI
have a handful of s.o./s.t.; (42:9; n. 42:14)
Cree Legends and Narratives
