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.
macitêwêyâpiskâ-
VII
be a point that carries rocks on it; 58:3; cf. macitêwêyâ-, nêscâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
macitêwêyâw-
NI
[place name] North Bluff, lit., ‘point of land’ (located about 30 kilometres north of Moose Factory on the west coast of James Bay); 65:3
Cree Legends and Narratives
macitêwêyâwi-sîpiy-
NI
[place name] North Bluff Creek, lit., ‘point of land river’
Cree Legends and Narratives
macostê-wêpin-
VTA/VTI
throw s.o./s.t. into the fire; 9:19
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macostêh-
VTI
throw s.t. into the fire; 23:4
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macostêhw-
VTA
throw s.o. into the fire; 42:60
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mah
IPC
hush! listen! 41:5; cf. mâhti
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mahîhkan-
NA
wolf; 68:3
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mahîhkan-
NA
wolf
Spoken Cree [29], [36]
mahkâhan-
VII
be rough (water), be wavy
Spoken Cree [21]
mahkâskikanê-
VAI
have a big chest v. …âskikan….
Spoken Cree [34]
mahkêšiw-
NA
fox; 48:1; 66:1; cf. ...ahkêsiw-, âmatahkêsîwi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
mahkêšiw-
NA
fox
Spoken Cree [29]
mahkatêwâ-
VII
be black; 50:7
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mahkatêwâ-
VII
be black
Spoken Cree [17]
mahkatêwâkamipali-
VAI/VII
go black, stay a dark colour (of a liquid); 42:54; mahkatêwâkam’paniw wâs’ ê-wâpâkaminikâtêk it (the tea) stays black, y’know, when milk is put into it; cf. ...âkam..., ...pali-
Cree Legends and Narratives
mahkatêwânaskwan-
VII
be a black cloud
Spoken Cree [28]
mahkatêwâpiskisi-
VAI
be black (metal, stone, glass, ceramic)
Spoken Cree [33]
mahkatêwêkan-
VII
be black (sheet-like material)
Spoken Cree [33]
mahkatêwanawê-
VAI
have a black face; (10:8); cf. nihcikinawê-, tômiskinawê-, wâpiskinawê-, ...anaw...
Cree Legends and Narratives
