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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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Alice Duff Christine Duff
Ruth Salt Mary Shashaweskum
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Margaret Cox (2002, 2004) Candice Diamond (2002)
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Martha Michell Mimie Neacappo
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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 (67)

{en} curve

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ᒑᐦᑳᔨᐧᐁᐸᔫ chaahkaayiwepayuu [vai]
S its tail curves up

ᐋᑭᑐ aakitu [na]
N curved stick for finding beaver tunnels under the ice

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐱᐦᒑᐱᔨᐦᐋᐤ waawaakaapihchaapiyihaau [vta]
N s/he makes it (anim, string-like) go in curves

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐱᐦᒑᐱᔨᐦᑖᐤ waawaakaapihchaapiyihtaau [vai]
N s/he makes it (string-like) move in curves

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐹᑭᐱᐤ waawaakaapaakipiu [vai]
N it (anim) sits in curves

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐹᑭᔥᑖᐤ waawaakaapaakishtaau [vai+o]
N s/he places it (string-like) in curves

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐹᑭᔥᑖᐤ waawaakaapaakishtaau [vii]
N it (string-like) sits in curves

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐹᑭᐦᐋᐤ waawaakaapaakihaau [vta]
N s/he places it (anim, string-like) in curves

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐦᑎᓐ waawaakaahtin [vii]
N it is a curved dam

ᐧᐋᑭᒧᐦᑖᐤ waakimuhtaau [vai]
N s/he makes a curved road, path

ᐧᐋᑭᒨ waakimuu [vii]
N the road, path is curved

ᐧᐋᑳᐹᑭᓐ waakaapaakin [vii]
N it (string-like) is curved, bent

ᐧᐋᑳᐹᒋᓯᐤ waakaapaachisiu [vai]
N it (anim, string-like) is curved, bent

ᐧᐋᔑᐦᐄᑖᐅᐦᑳᐤ waashihiitaauhkaau [vii]
N it is a curved bank

ᐧᐋᔨᔨᒨ waayiyimuu [vii]
N it (ex road, path) is curved

ᐧᐋᔨᔪᐱᔨᐤ waayiyupiyiu [vai]
N s/he drives, s/he, it (anim) goes around a curve

ᐧᐋᔨᔪᐱᔨᐤ waayiyupiyiu [vii]
N it goes around a curve

ᐧᐋᔨᔪᑭᒫᐤ waayiyukimaau [vii]
N it is a curved, semi-circular lake

ᐧᐋᔨᔪᓯᐧᑳᐤ waayiyusikwaau [vii]
N there is a curve, semi-circle, of ice around a point

ᐧᐋᔨᐧᔮᐤ waayiywaau [vii]
N it is curved, semi-circular

ᐹᒫᑎᒦᐤ paamaatimiiu [vii]
N the same level of water goes around a curve

ᒑᐦᑳᔨᐧᐋᐱᔨᐤ chaahkaayiwaapiyiu [vai]
N her/his, it (anim) tail curves up

ᓈᐧᑖᔮᐤ naatwaayaau [vii]
N it (ex river) is curved

ᓈᐧᑖᔮᔑᐤ naatwaayaashiu [vii]
N it is a small, curved river

ᐅᑖᐦᐧᑫᐸᒋᑲᓂᔮᐲ utaahkwepachikaniyaapii [ni]
S string that attaches from the curved head to the body of a toboggan

ᐋᒥᓈᐦᐧᑫᐤ aaminaahkweu [vai]
S the front of pointed snowshoe, toboggan is very curved up

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐯᑲᐴ waawaakaapekapuu [vai]
S it (anim) sits in curves

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐯᑲᔥᑌᐤ waawaakaapekashteu [vii]
S it sits in curves

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐯᑲᔥᑖᐤ waawaakaapekashtaau [vai+o]
S s/he places it (string-like) in curves

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐯᑲᐦᐁᐤ waawaakaapekaheu [vta]
S s/he places it (anim, string-like) in curves

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐱᐦᒉᐸᔨᐦᐁᐤ waawaakaapihchepayiheu [vta]
S s/he makes it (anim, string-like) describe curves

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐱᐦᒉᐸᔨᐦᐆ waawaakaapihchepayihuu [vai]
S it (anim, ex snake) travels in curves

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐱᐦᒉᐸᔨᐦᑖᐤ waawaakaapihchepayihtaau [vai+o]
S s/he makes it (string-like) describe curves

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐱᐦᒉᓀᐤ waawaakaapihcheneu [vta]
S s/he makes it (anim, string-like) curvy, zigzag, by hand

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐱᐦᒉᓇᒻ waawaakaapihchenam [vti]
S s/he makes it (string-like) curvy, zigzag, by hand

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᒋᓯᓇᐦᐄᒉᐤ waawaachisinahiicheu [vai]
S s/he writes in curves

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᒋᓯᓇᐦᐊᒻ waawaachisinaham [vti]
S s/he writes it in curves

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᒋᓯᓇᐦᐧᐁᐤ waawaachisinahweu [vta]
S s/he writes on it (anim, hide) in curves, wavy lines

ᐧᐋᐧᐋᒋᔥᑕᐦᐊᒻ waawaachishtaham [vti]
S s/he sews it in curves, zigzag

ᐧᐋᑲᒨ waakamuu [vii]
S the road, path is curved

ᐧᐋᑲᒨᐦᑖᐤ waakamuuhtaau [vai+o]
S s/he makes a curved road, path

ᐧᐋᑳᐯᑲᓐ waakaapekan [vii]
S it (string-like) is curved, bent

ᐧᐋᑳᐯᒋᓲ waakaapechisuu [vai]
S it (anim, string-like) is curved, bent

ᐧᐋᒋᓲ waachisuu [vai]
S it (anim) is bent, curved

ᐧᐋᒋᔥᑎᐧᑳᐤ waachishtikwaau [vii]
S it is a curved river

ᐧᐋᔨᓄᐸᔫ waayinupayuu [vai/vii]
S it goes around a curve

ᐧᐋᔨᓄᒨ waayinumuu [vii]
S it is in the shape of a curve

ᐧᐋᔨᓄᔑᒨ waayinushimuu [vii]
S it is a winding trail, path, road (usually a secondary road)

ᐧᐋᔨᓄᐦᑌᐤ waayinuhteu [vai]
S s/he walks in a curve

ᐧᐋᔨᓅᐸᔫ waayinuupayuu [vai/vii]
S s/he drives around a curve

ᐧᐋᔨᔫᐸᔫ waayiyuupayuu [vai/vii]
S s/he drives around a curve

ᐧᐋᔨᔫᒨ waayiyuumuu [vii]
S the road, path makes a curve, it is in the shape of a curve

ᐧᐋᔨᔫᔑᒨ waayiyuushimuu [vii]
S it is a winding trail, path, road (usually a secondary road)

ᐧᐋᔨᔫᐦᐊᒻ waayiyuuham [vti]
S s/he makes a u-turn

ᐧᐋᔨᔫᐦᑌᐤ waayiyuuhteu [vai]
S s/he walks in a curve

ᐧᐋᔪᐧᐋᐤ waayuwaau [vii]
S it is curved, semi-circular

ᐧᐋᔪᐧᐋᑲᒫᐤ waayuwaakamaau [vii]
S it is a curved, semi-circular lake

ᐧᐋᔪᓯᐧᑳᐤ waayusikwaau [vii]
S there is a curve, semi-circle, of ice around a point

ᐧᐋᔪᓲ waayusuu [vai]
S it (anim) is curved, semi-circular

ᐧᐋᔫᐸᔫ waayuupayuu [vai/vii]
S it drives around a curve

ᐯᒪᑲᒫᐤ pemakamaau [vii]
S the lake takes a curve

ᐯᒫᑎᒦᐤ pemaatimiiu [vii]
S the channel, river takes a curve

ᑕᐧᔖᐦᐧᑫᐤ tashwaahkweu [vai]
S it (front curve of snowshoe, toboggan) is straightened out

ᑕᐧᔖᐦᐧᑫᐸᔫ tashwaahkwepayuu [vai]
S it (front curve of snowshoe, toboggan) straighten out on its own

ᑕᐧᔖᐦᐧᑫᓀᐤ tashwaahkweneu [vta]
S s/he straightens out the curve in it (anim, snowshoe, toboggan) by hand

ᑕᐧᔖᐦᐧᑫᔥᑯᐧᐁᐤ tashwaahkweshkuweu [vta]
S s/he straightens the curve of it (anim, snowshoe, toboggan) with the weight of her/his body

ᑕᐧᔖᐦᐧᑳᐹᐧᐁᐤ tashwaahkwaapaaweu [vai]
S it (front curve of snowshoe) straightens from getting wet

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