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Junker, M.-O., MacKenzie, M., Bobbish-Salt, L., Duff, A., Visitor, L., Salt, R., Blacksmith, A., Diamond, P., & Weistche, P. (Eds.). (2018). The Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: English-Cree and Cree-English, French-Cree and Cree-French (Northern and Southern dialects). Retrieved from https://dictionary.eastcree.org/


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Editorial Committee
Cree Northern Cree Southern
Luci Bobbish-Salt (2004-2012) Anna Blacksmith (2009-2012)
Alice Duff (2008-2012) Patricia Diamond (2009-2012)
Elsie Duff (2004-2007) Bill Jancewicz (2004)
Bill Jancewicz (2004) Marie-Odile Junker (2004-present)
Marie-Odile Junker (2004-present) Marguerite MacKenzie (2004-2012)
Marguerite MacKenzie (2004-2012) Daisy Moar (2004-2007)
Linda Visitor (2012-present) Ella Neeposh (2004)
Ruth Salt (2004-2012)
Pearl Weistche (2009-2012)
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Marie-Odile Junker (2008-present) Marguerite MacKenzie (2004-2008)
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Marie-Odile Junker (2004-present)
French Translators (2006-2007)
France Lafond (Southern Dictionary) Marie-Odile Junker (Northern Dictionary)

 

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Marie-Odile Junker & Delasie Torkornoo (2007-present) Radu Luchian (2004-2006)
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Fred Mailhot (2006) Radu Luchian (2004-2005)
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Bill Jancewicz (1999-2004)
[Database development funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada grants #820-2000-2013, #856-2004-1028, #856-2009-008, and #435-2014-1199 to Prof. M-O. Junker, Carleton University].

 

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Monique Caron Cree School Board
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Louise Blacksmith Luci Bobbish-Salt
Alice Duff Christine Duff
Ruth Salt Mary Shashaweskum
Erica Stephen Pearl Weistche
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Alison Bobbish (2004) Luci Bobbish-Salt
Margaret Cox (2002, 2004) Candice Diamond (2002)
Alice Duff Clara John Gulli
Hank House (2004) Suzanne House (2004)
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Martha Michell Mimie Neacappo
Ruth Salt Mary Shashaweskwum
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Acknowledgements

Elders and Resource People
Cree Northern Cree Southern
Chisasibi Margaret Bearskin Eastmain Florrie Mark-Stewart
Samuel Bearskin Mistissini Boyce Blacksmith
Harry Duff Evadney Blacksmith
Bobby Neacappo Louise Blacksmith
Edith Sam Lauri Petawabano
Harry Scipio Smalley Petawabano
Maria Scipio Waskaganish Louise Diamond
Georgie Snowboy Josephine Diamond
Wemindji Mary B. Georgekish Patricia Diamond
Whapmagoostui James Kawapit the late Rupert Erless
Andrew Natachequon Elizabeth Jolly
Maggie Natachequon Edwin Jolly
Jimmy Moart
Alec Weistche
Sanders Weistche
Johnny Whiskeychan
Waswanapi Emily Cooper

Glosses (39)

{en} dwelling

Words(39)

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ᑑᒫᔅᑯᓂᑭᓂᐆ tuumaaskunikiniuu [vii,impersonal]
N the blessing of a new shelter

ᐃᔮᔓᐧᐃᑭᒥᒑᔥᑭᒻ iyaashuwikimichaashkim [vti]
N s/he goes from one dwelling to dwelling

ᐄᑎᐧᐃᑳᒻ iitiwikaam [p, p,location]
N on both sides of a body of water, on each, either side of the dwelling

ᐄᑖᐦᒑᑳᒻ iitaahchaakaam [p, p,location]
N on that side of the river, lake, on that side of the dwelling

ᐄᔅᐱᐦᑎᐦᐊᒻ iispihtiham [vti]
N s/he shoots it from a certain distance, s/he makes the dwelling a certain height

ᐄᔑᑭᒥᐧᑳᓂᐆ iishikimikwaaniuu [vai]
N s/he uses a certain kind of dwelling

ᐅᐱᐦᑯᐃ upihkui [ni]
N her/his covering for dwelling

ᐅᔅᒋᑭᒥᒄ uschikimikw [ni]
N new dwelling

ᐅᔥᑯᑳᓐ ushkukaan [ni]
N new dwelling

ᐊᐱᐦᐧᑳᓐ apihkwaan [ni]
N covering for dwelling, roof

ᐊᑎᐦᑯᑭᒥᒄ atihkukimikw [ni]
N caribou's dwelling, high mountain covered white with caribou hair (legend)

ᐊᑎᐦᑯᔮᓂᐱᐦᐧᑳᓱᓐ atihkuyaanipihkwaasun [ni]
N caribou hide covering for dwelling

ᐋᐳᐧᐃᐦᑭᐦᑖᐤ aapuwihkihtaau [vii]
N the dwelling warms up

ᐋᔓᐧᐃᑳᒫᐤ aashuwikaamaau [vai]
N s/he goes over, across the dwelling to sit down

ᐧᐄᒡ wiich [nid]
N her/his, its (anim) home, dwelling

ᐧᐄᔥᑭᒑᓂᒋᐧᐋᐦᑉ wiishkichaanichiwaahp [ni]
N wigwam, oblong-shaped dwelling

ᐧᐋᔖᐅᑭᒥᒄ waashaaukimikw [ni]
N dwelling made of four upright poles with poles tied horizontally across the top

ᐱᐳᓂᑳᓐ pipunikaan [ni]
N winter dwelling

ᐱᐦᐳᐧᐃᓂᔅᑭᐦᐊᒻ pihpuwiniskiham [vti]
N s/he hits the snow off the dwelling

ᐹᔅᒌᐤ paaschiiu [vai]
N s/he uncovers the dwelling

ᐹᔨᑯᑭᒥᐤ paayikukimiu [vii]
N one dwelling of people

ᐹᔨᑯᑭᒥᒋᓯᐤ paayikukimichisiu [vai]
N there is one dwelling in camp

ᐹᐦᐹᐅᐱᐦᐧᑳᐦᐊᒻ paahpaaupihkwaaham [vti]
N s/he hits the coverings of the dwelling to get the snow off

ᑖᐧᐋᔅᐧᑳᐦᒡ taawaaskwaahch [p, p,location]
N right across from the doorway to the back of the dwelling

ᑯᐃᔥᑎᑳᒫᑎᐦᐋᐤ kuishtikaamaatihaau [vta]
N s/he takes her/him, it (anim) around inside the dwelling

ᑯᐃᔥᑎᑳᒫᔥᑭᐧᒫᐤ kuishtikaamaashkimwaau [vta]
N s/he walks around her/his dwelling

ᑯᐃᔥᑎᑳᒻ kuishtikaam [p, p,location]
N all around the lake or dwelling

ᒦᒋᐧᐋᐦᑉ miichiwaahp [ni]
N teepee, dwelling

ᓂᐱᑖᑳᒻ nipitaakaam [p, p,location]
N one side of the dwelling

ᓂᑭᑐᒑᐤ nikituchaau [vai]
N s/he leaves her/his dwelling

ᓂᔥᑐᑭᒥᒋᓯᐧᐃᒡ nishtukimichisiwich [p, p,quantity]
N there are three dwellings, homes

ᓂᔥᑐᑭᒥᒡ nishtukimich [p, p,quantity]
N three dwellings, homes

ᓂᔥᑐᑭᒨ nishtukimuu [p, p,quantity]
N three of the dwellings, homes

ᓃᔓᑭᒥᒋᓯᐧᐃᒡ niishukimichisiwich [vai]
N they (anim) are two dwellings in one camp

ᔖᑭᐧᐃᑭᒥᒄ shaakiwikimikw [ni]
N elongated dwelling

ᐧᐄᒡ wiich [nid]
S her/his home, his dwelling

ᐧᐋᔖᐅᑲᒥᒄ waashaaukamikw [ni]
S dwelling made of four upright poles with poles tied horizontally across the top

ᐱᐳᓂᑲᒥᒄ pipunikamikw [ni]
S winter dwelling

ᐴᔅᒋᓈᐅᑲᒥᒄ puuschinaaukamikw [ni]
S a dwelling made of small trees

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