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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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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
Daniel Clément Ian Diamond
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Ruth Salt Jimmy Sam
Delasie Torkornoo Linda Visitor
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Darlene Bearskin Anna Blacksmith
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)
Rhonda Iserhoff (2004) Marie-Odile Junker
Martha Michell Mimie Neacappo
Ruth Salt Mary Shashaweskwum
Thomas Wasipabano (2002) Pearl Weistche
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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 (33)

{en} shape

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ᐃᔨᐦᒑᔮᒋᔑᓐ iyihchaayaachishin [vai]
N s/he leans against something showing the outline of her/his shape

ᐃᔨᐦᒑᔮᒋᐦᑎᓐ iyihchaayaachihtin [vii]
N it leans against something and outlines the shape of it

ᐄᑖᔅᑯᔨᐧᐋᐤ iitaaskuyiwaau [vai]
N her/his body is shaped in a certain way

ᐄᑖᐦᑭᑎᑖᐤ iitaahkititaau [vii]
N it dries to a certain shape

ᐧᐃᔨᑭᐦᐊᒻ wiyikiham [vti]
N s/he shapes it with an axe

ᐧᐃᔨᐦᑯᑎᒻ wiyihkutim [vti]
N s/he shapes it with a knife, crooked knife

ᐧᐃᔨᐦᑯᑖᐤ wiyihkutaau [vta]
N s/he shapes it (anim) with a crooked knife, plane

ᐧᐄᔨᑭᐦᐧᐋᐤ wiiyikihwaau [vta]
N s/he shapes it (anim) with an axe

ᐧᐋᐅᔮᓂᒻ waauyaanim [vti]
N s/he bends, shapes it into a circle

ᐧᐋᐅᔮᐦᐋᐤ waauyaahaau [vta]
N s/he makes it (anim) in a circular shape

ᒥᒫᐦᑖᐧᐋᐱᐦᒑᓂᒻ mimaahtaawaapihchaanim [vti]
N s/he makes knots, shapes with a string or anything string-like

ᒥᒫᐦᑖᐧᐋᐱᐦᒑᓈᐤ mimaahtaawaapihchaanaau [vta]
N s/he makes knots, shapes with it (anim, string-like)

ᓂᐦᐋᐅᐱᔨᐤ nihaaupiyiu [vai]
N it (anim) goes back into shape, is compact

ᓂᐦᐋᐅᐱᔨᐤ nihaaupiyiu [vii]
N it goes back into shape, is compact

ᓅᑎᒥᓈᐤ nuutiminaau [vta]
N s/he moulds it (anim) into a round shape

ᐃᑖᐯᑲᓐ itaapekan [vii]
S it (string-like) is a certain shape

ᐃᑖᐯᒋᓲ itaapechisuu [vai]
S it (anim, string-like) is a certain shape

ᐃᑖᔅᑯᔨᐧᐁᐤ itaaskuyiweu [vai]
S s/he has certain body shape, figure

ᐃᑖᔅᑯᔨᐧᐁᔮᐤ itaaskuyiweyaau [vii]
S it is shaped in a certain way

ᐧᐃᔨᑲᐦᐊᒻ wiyikaham [vti]
S s/he shapes it with an axe

ᐧᐃᔨᑲᐦᐧᐁᐤ wiyikahweu [vta]
S s/he shapes it (anim) with an axe

ᐧᐃᔨᐦᑯᑌᐤ wiyihkuteu [vta]
S s/he shapes it (anim) with a knife

ᐧᐃᔨᐦᑯᑕᒻ wiyihkutam [vti]
S s/he shapes it with a knife

ᐧᐃᔮᐱᔅᑲᐦᐧᐁᐤ wiyaapiskahweu [vta]
S s/he shapes it (anim, stone, metal)

ᐧᐋᔅᑳᓇᒻ waaskaanam [vti]
S s/he shapes it around

ᐧᐋᔖᐧᐁᔮᐤ waashaaweyaau [vii]
S it is shaped like a bay

ᓂᐦᐋᔅᑯᔨᐧᐁᐤ nihaaskuyiweu [vai]
S s/he is shapely

ᓅᑎᒥᓀᐤ nuutimineu [vta]
S s/he mounds it (anim) into a round shape by hand

ᓅᑎᒥᐦᐁᐤ nuutimiheu [vta]
S s/he crumples it (anim, sheet-like) in a rounded shape

ᓅᑎᒥᐦᑖᐤ nuutimihtaau [vai+o]
S s/he makes it into a rounded shape

ᓅᑎᒫᐤ nuutimaau [vii]
S it is a round shape

ᓇᐦᐋᐅᐸᔫ nahaaupayuu [vai/vii]
S it goes back into proper shape

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