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.

askîwi-kihci-okimâw-

NA

Federal Government

Spoken Cree [49]

askîwi-kiskinowatasinahikan-

NI

land-mark; notation (in writing)

Spoken Cree [47]

askîwi-pimiy-

NI

coal oil, kerosene; 42:55

Cree Legends and Narratives

askîwi-tipahikan-

NI

land measure; 37:6; nîšo-tipahikan, askîwi-tipahikan ê-’špîšinâkwahk two-measure unit (i.e., land-measure as-it-appeared up-to-such-an-amount; up to two miles)

Cree Legends and Narratives

askâhtikw-

NI

green wood v. pâhkohtakw-

Spoken Cree [30]

askâskoniwêsipali-

VAI

lose one’s temper v. kisiwâsipali-

Spoken Cree [40]

askihkoš-

NA

little kettle; 9:9

Cree Legends and Narratives

askihkw

NA

kettle, pail

Spoken Cree [10 ]

askihkw-

NA

pail, kettle; 5:10; 23:3

Cree Legends and Narratives

askipôta-

NI

[pl.] ‘husky-boots’; 61:3; cf. askîmêwaskisin-, âskipôta

Cree Legends and Narratives

askiy-

NI

land, earth; 1:1; moss; 18:1; 51:1; soil; 42:55; ground; 62:2

Cree Legends and Narratives

askiy-

NI

land, earth; moss

Spoken Cree [29]

askonâk

IPC

since [apparent alternative for iskonâhk]; 40:4

Cree Legends and Narratives

aspêlimôwin-

NI

hope

Spoken Cree [44]

aspêlimo-

VAI

trust, hope

Spoken Cree [22]

aspêlimototaw-

VTA

depend on s.o., have hope in s.o.

Spoken Cree [35], [51]

aspacikan-

NI

spread, sauce v. maškêkomini-aspacikan; aspastamâ-

Spoken Cree [32]

aspapi-

VAI

sit on s.t. as a buffer: e.g., a cushion on a hard chair

Spoken Cree [41]

aspastamâ-

VAI-T

spread s.t. (on bread, bannock, etc.)

Spoken Cree [32]

aspišimon-

NI

mattress, cushioning medium

Spoken Cree [25]

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