Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Glosses

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{en} dance

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ᐧᐋᐧᐋᐱᑭᒋᔖᔑᒨ waawaapikichishaashimuu [vai]
N s/he dances swivelling her/his hips

ᓃᒥᐤ niimiu [vai]
N s/he dances

ᓃᒥᔥᑎᐧᐋᐤ niimishtiwaau [vta]
N s/he dances in front of someone

ᓃᒥᐦᐄᐧᐋᐤ niimihiiwaau [vai]
N s/he gives a dance

ᓃᒥᐦᐋᐤ niimihaau [vta]
N s/he makes her/him dance

ᓃᒦᔥᑎᒧᐧᐋᐤ niimiishtimuwaau [vta]
N s/he dances in her/his place

ᓃᒦᔥᑎᒻ niimiishtim [vti]
N s/he dances in honour of something

ᐅᑖᔥᑕᒪᐦᐧᐁᐤ utaashtamahweu [vta]
S s/he dances facing, in front of him/her

ᐊᐧᐯᔑᒨ apweshimuu [vai]
S s/he sweats from dancing

ᐧᐁᐧᐁᐱᒋᔅᒉᔑᒨ wewepichischeshimuu [vai]
S s/he dances the twist

ᐧᐄᒋᓃᒨᒣᐤ wiichiniimuumeu [vta]
S s/he dances with him/her

ᑳᐦᑳᐦᒌᐧᐁᔑᒨ kaahkaahchiiweshimuu [vai]
S s/he dances back and forth

ᒌᓂᐧᑳᓂᔑᒨ chiinikwaanishimuu [vai]
S s/he dances around in a circle

ᓂᒋᑰ nichikuu [vai]
S s/he dances back and forth, does the otter dance

ᓃᒥᐦᐁᐤ niimiheu [vta]
S s/he makes, causes him/her/it (anim) to dance

ᓃᒥᐦᐄᐧᐁᐤ niimihiiweu [vai]
S s/he gives a dance

ᓃᒦᔥᑐᐧᐁᐤ niimiishtuweu [vta]
S s/he dances in honour of someone

ᓃᒦᔥᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ niimiishtamuweu [vta]
S s/he dances in his/her place

ᓃᒦᔥᑕᒻ niimiishtam [vti]
S s/he dances in honour of something

ᓃᒨ niimuu [vai]
S s/he dances

ᓃᒨᓐ niimuun [ni]
S place where sharp-tailed grouse gather and dance