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.
makošâniwan-
VAI indf.
be feasting, be a feast
Spoken Cree [41]
makošê-
VAI
feast; 49:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
makošê-
VAI
feast
Spoken Cree [24]
makošê’-kîšikâ-
VII
be a feast day; often used for Christmas v. makošê-
Spoken Cree [32]
makošêh-
VTA
cause s.o. to feast, make a feast for s.o.; 68:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
makošêhiwê-
VAI
give a feast, hold a feast v. nîmihiwê-
Spoken Cree [24], [41]
makošêwâkê-
VAI
use for a feast; 49:1
Cree Legends and Narratives
makošêwi-kîšikâ-
VII
be a feast day; cf. pîhtokwêmakan-, walawîmakan-
Cree Legends and Narratives
makošêwi-kîšikâw-
NI
Feast Day: Christmas at Kashechewan; New Year’s Day at Moose Factory; n. 58:18
Cree Legends and Narratives
makošin-
VAI
be covered over [alternative form of makwašin-]; 61:4
Cree Legends and Narratives
makwâkonêšin-
VAI
be covered over with snow; (61:3); cf. ...âkon...
Cree Legends and Narratives
makwâkonêhtin-
VII
be covered over with snow; (61:3); cf. ...âkon...
Cree Legends and Narratives
makwašin-
VAI
be covered over; (61:3)
Cree Legends and Narratives
makwahtin-
VII
be covered over; 61:3
Cree Legends and Narratives
makwasinah-
VTI
assign s.t.
Spoken Cree [49]
makwasinahw-
VTA
assign s.o.: ê-makwasinahokocik being assigned
Spoken Cree [49]
malôkâ-
VII
be soft (i.e., mattress, bread, rotting canoe); (50:5); cf. lôskâ-, lôskâ-, malôkêwikâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
malôkêwikâ-
VII
be tender, be soft (of food); (50:5); cf. lôskâ-, lôspâ-
Cree Legends and Narratives
malôkêwikisi-
VAI
be tender, be soft (of food); (50:5); cf. lôskisi-, lôspisi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
malôkisi-
VAI
be soft (i.e., mattress, bread, rotting canoe); (50:5); cf. lôskisi-, lôspisi-, malôkêwikisi-
Cree Legends and Narratives
