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.
cîstahâpwê-
VAI
roast on a spit, barbecue; (55:3); cf. maskatêpwê-, sakapwê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
cîstahamawêpon-
NI
fork
Spoken Cree [18]
cîstahikê-
VAI
prod, jab; (13:13)
Cree Legends and Narratives
cîstahikan-
NI
pointed cooking stick; 9:10: metal pronged instrument used for holding cooked food or for puncturing; 9:17; cf. apwânâsk-, cîstah-, cîstahikê-, kapatêskwê-
Cree Legends and Narratives
cîstahw-
VTA
prick or puncture s.o.; give an injection to s.o.; sting s.o.
Spoken Cree [9; 38]
cîtawâ-
VII
be stiff, be rigid
Spoken Cree (39)
cîtawâskopali-
VAI
stiffen out (as in convulsions); 12:8; cf. ...pali-
Cree Legends and Narratives
cîtawišôkaninâkosi-
VAI
appear stiff in the hips or lower back; 41:13; cf. ...cihc..., ...htâwak..., ...kât..., ...nisk..., ...sit..., ...šôkan...; ...nâkosi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
cîtawisi-
VAI
be stiff, be rigid v. tacîtosi-, iškinê-
Spoken Cree [39]
cîwêhtâwakê-
VAI
have a singing in one’s ears; (9:5); cf. ...htâwak...
Cree Legends and Narratives
cîwêkalâmošîš-
NA
dragon fly; helicopter
Spoken Cree [38]
cîwêyâši-
VAI
make a whistling or blowing noise; 9:5; cf. ...âši-
Cree Legends and Narratives
cîwêyâstan-
VII
make a whistling or blowing noise (e.g., as wind through a window); 9:5; paspâpiwin kâ-cîwêyâstahk a window which whistles; cf. cîwêhtâwakê-; ...âstan-
Cree Legends and Narratives
câcâhkâhoko-
VAI/VTI in
be tossed about (as by choppy water), be bounced about
Spoken Cree [27]
câhcâmo-
VAI
sneeze
Spoken Cree [2]
câhcâmoškaw-
VTA
makes.o. sneeze
Spoken Cree [47]
câhkâskoh-
VTI
lever s.t. up
Spoken Cree [35]
câhkâskohw-
VTA
lever s.o. up
Spoken Cree [35]
câkâhkas-
VTI
burn up s.t.; (60:10); 65:8; cf. câkâskis-
Cree Legends and Narratives
câkâhkaso-
VAI
be burned up; (65:8)
Cree Legends and Narratives
