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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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France Lafond (Southern Dictionary) Marie-Odile Junker (Northern Dictionary)

 

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[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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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

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ᐅᑳᐳᐦᐁᐤ ukaapuheu [vai]
S s/he places and sets four of it (anim) in upright position

ᓀᐅᒦᐧᐊᑦ neumiiwat [p, quantity]
S four packs, packages

ᓈᐅᐧᐃᔨᒡ naauwiyich [p, manner]
N four ways, kinds

ᓈᐅᑎᒡ naautich [p, quantity]
N four canoes

ᓈᐅᒥᒋᐦᒋᓐ naaumichihchin [p, quantity]
N four inches

ᓈᐅᒥᓂᔅᑳᐤ naauminiskaau [p, quantity]
N four bundles

ᓈᐅᔅᑭᑎᔮᒌ naauskitiyaachii [p, quantity]
N four packages

ᓈᐅᐦᑎᒡ naauhtich [p, quantity]
N four pieces of firewood

ᓈᐧᐋᐤ naawaau [p, quantity]
N four times

ᓈᐧᐋᐱᐦᒑᐤ naawaapihchaau [vai]
N s/he carries, brings home four dead porcupines, fox

ᓈᐧᐋᒡ naawaach [p, quantity]
N four things (sheet-like)

ᓈᐤ naau [p, number]
N four

ᓀᐅᐧᐃᒡ neuwich [vai]
S they are four

ᓀᐅᐧᐃᓐᐦ neuwinh [vii]
S there are four

ᓀᐅᐱᐳᓐᐦ neupipunh [p, time]
S four years

ᓀᐅᐱᐦᑳᓐ neupihkaan [ni]
S four-strand braid

ᓀᐅᐲᓯᒻᐦ neupiisimh [p, time]
S four months

ᓀᐅᐳᐧᐃᒡ neupuwich [vai]
S there are four of them sitting

ᓀᐅᐳᓀᓰᒪᑲᓐ neupunesiimakan [vii]
S it is four years old

ᓀᐅᐳᓀᓲ neupunesuu [vai]
S s/he is four years old

ᓀᐅᐸᐦᐄᑐᐧᐃᒡ neupahiituwich [vai]
S they run in a pack, groups of four

ᓀᐅᑌᓅ neutenuu [p, quantity]
S four families

ᓀᐅᑌᓰᐅᒡ neutesiiuch [vai]
S there are four families in one camp, dwelling

ᓀᐅᑌᓲᒡ neutesuuch [p, quantity]
S four boxes

ᓀᐅᑎᐱᔅᑳᐤᐦ neutipiskaauh [p, time]
S four nights

ᓀᐅᑎᐸᐦᐄᑲᓐ neutipahiikan [p, quantity]
S four miles, four gallons

ᓀᐅᑎᐹᐯᔥᑯᒋᑲᓀᓲ neutipaapeshkuchikanesuu [vai]
S it (anim) weighs four pounds

ᓀᐅᑎᐹᐯᔥᑯᒋᑲᓀᔮᐤ neutipaapeshkuchikaneyaau [vii]
S it weighs four pounds

ᓀᐅᑎᐹᐯᔥᑯᒋᑲᓐ neutipaapeshkuchikan [p, quantity]
S four pounds

ᓀᐅᑎᐹᔅᑯᓂᑲᓐ neutipaaskunikan [p, quantity]
S four yards of fabric

ᓀᐅᑎᐦᑕᒥᔫᑌᐅᓲᒡ neutihtamiyuuteusuuch [p, quantity]
S four cartons, packages (ex cigarettes)

ᓀᐅᑏᔦᓲ neutiiyesuu [vai]
S it (anim) costs four dollars

ᓀᐅᑏᔮᐤ neutiiyaau [vai]
S it costs four dollars

ᓀᐅᑑᔥᑌᐤᐦ neutuushteuh [p, time]
S four weeks

ᓀᐅᑕᒋᓱᐧᐃᒡ neutachisuwich [p, quantity]
S four canoes full of people

ᓀᐅᑕᒡ neutach [p, quantity]
S four canoes

ᓀᐅᑕᓱᐧᐃᒡ neutasuwich [p, quantity]
S four canoes full of people

ᓀᐅᑲᒥᒋᓱᐧᐃᒡ neukamichisuwich [p, quantity]
S four teepees in one camp

ᓀᐅᑲᒥᒡ neukamich [p, quantity]
S four teepees

ᓀᐅᑲᒫᐤᐦ neukamaauh [vii]
S there are four lakes

ᓀᐅᑳᐳᐦᑖᐤ neukaapuhtaau [vai+o]
S s/he places and sets four of it in upright position

ᓀᐅᑳᐴᐧᐃᒡ neukaapuuwich [vai]
S they are four standing

ᓀᐅᑳᑌᐤ neukaateu [vai]
S it (anim) has four legs

ᓀᐅᐧᑳᐱᑳᑲᓐᐦ neukwaapikaakanh [p, quantity]
S four water pails

ᓀᐅᐧᑳᐱᓂᑲᓐ neukwaapinikan [p, quantity]
S four scooped handfuls

ᓀᐅᒌᔑᑳᐤ neuchiishikaau [vii]
S it is Thursday, it is the fourth day

ᓀᐅᒌᔑᑳᐤᐦ neuchiishikaauh [vii]
S it is four days

ᓀᐅᒥᒋᐦᒋᓐ neumichihchin [p, quantity]
S four inches

ᓀᐅᒥᓂᑯᔥᐦ neuminikushh [p, time]
S four minutes

ᓀᐅᒥᓂᔅᑳᐤ neuminiskaau [p, quantity]
S four cartons

ᓀᐅᒥᓂᔥᑌᐤ neuminishteu [p, p,quantity]
S four cords of split firewood

ᓀᐅᒥᓂᐦᐧᑳᑲᓐ neuminihkwaakan [p, quantity]
S four cups

ᓀᐅᒥᓯᑦ neumisit [p, quantity]
S four feet

ᓀᐅᒥᐦᑎᑳᓐ neumihtikaan [p, quantity]
S four piles vertical stacks of firewood

ᓀᐅᒫᑎᔑᑲᓐ neumaatishikan [p, quantity]
S four slices

ᓀᐅᓇᔅᒡ neunasch [p, quantity]
S four double arm-lengths

ᓀᐅᔅᑲᑎᔦᒌ neuskatiyechii [p, quantity]
S four packs, cartons (ex of cigarettes)

ᓀᐅᐧᔐᐤ neushweu [vta]
S s/he cuts it (anim) in four

ᓀᐅᔕᒻ neusham [vti]
S s/he cuts it in four

ᓀᐅᔥᑎᐧᑫᐸᔫᐦ neushtikwepayuuh [vii]
S there are four rivers running together

ᓀᐅᔥᑎᐧᑳᐤᐦ neushtikwaauh [p, quantity]
S four rivers

ᓀᐅᔥᑑ neushtuu [p, quantity]
S four beaver lodges

ᓀᐅᐦᐁᐤ neuheu [vta]
S s/he divides it (anim) in four

ᓀᐅᐦᑌᐅᒡ neuhteuch [vai]
S they are four walking together

ᓀᐅᐦᑎᒡ neuhtich [p, quantity]
S four pieces of firewood

ᓀᐅᐦᑏ neuhtii [p, quantity]
S four dollars

ᓀᐅᐦᑕᑳᐤᐦ neuhtakaauh [p, quantity]
S four pieces of wood

ᓀᐅᐦᑖᐤ neuhtaau [vai+o]
S s/he divides it in four

ᓀᐧᐁᑲᓐᐦ newekanh [vii]
S there are four (sheet-like) things

ᓀᐧᐁᑲᔥᑌᐤᐦ newekashteuh [vii]
S there are four sheets lying there

ᓀᐧᐁᑲᔥᑖᐤ newekashtaau [vai+o]
S s/he places, lays four sheets of plywood

ᓀᐧᐁᒋᓀᐤ newechineu [vta]
S s/he holds four of it (anim, sheet-like)

ᓀᐧᐁᒋᓇᒻ newechinam [vti]
S s/he holds four of it (sheet-like)

ᓀᐧᐁᒋᓱᐧᐃᒡ newechisuwich [vai]
S they (anim, sheet-like) are four

ᓀᐧᐁᒋᔥᑕᐦᐊᒻ newechishtaham [vti]
S s/he sews four (anim, sheet-like, cloth) together

ᓀᐧᐁᒋᔥᑯᐧᐁᐤ newechishkuweu [vta]
S s/he wears four layers of it (anim)

ᓀᐧᐁᒋᔥᑲᒻ newechishkam [vti]
S s/he wears four layers of it

ᓀᐧᐁᒡ newech [p, quantity]
S four sheets (ex paper, blankets)

ᓀᐧᐁᒥᐦᐧᑳᓂᔥ newemihkwaanish [p, quantity]
S four teaspoonfuls

ᓀᐧᐁᒥᐦᐧᑳᓐ newemihkwaan [p, quantity]
S four spoonfuls

ᓀᐧᐁᔅᒋᐦᒄ neweschihkw [p, quantity]
S four pails of liquid (ex bear grease)

ᓀᐧᐄᒡ newiich [p, manner]
S four different ways, places, kinds, sizes

ᓀᐧᐋᐅᒋᔐᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓅ newaauchishemitaahtumitinuu [p, number]
S four thousand

ᓀᐧᐋᐅᒌᓂᐧᑳᓂᐦᑌᐤᐦ newaauchiinikwaanihteuh [p, time]
S four hours

ᓀᐧᐋᐤ newaau [p, quantity]
S four times

ᓀᐧᐋᐯᐅᐧᐃᒡ newaapeuwich [vai]
S they are four men

ᓀᐧᐋᐯᑲᐳᐧᐃᒡ newaapekapuwich [vai]
S they (anim, string-like) are four sitting

ᓀᐧᐋᐯᑲᒧᐧᐃᒡ newaapekamuwich [vai]
S they (anim) are in four lines

ᓀᐧᐋᐯᑲᒧᓐᐦ newaapekamunh [vii]
S there are four strung out

ᓀᐧᐋᐯᑲᒨᐦ newaapekamuuh [vii]
S there are four strung out

ᓀᐧᐋᐯᑲᓐᐦ newaapekanh [vii]
S there are four (string-like)

ᓀᐧᐋᐯᑲᔥᑌᐤᐦ newaapekashteuh [vii]
S there are four set there

ᓀᐧᐋᐯᑲᔥᑖᐤ newaapekashtaau [vai+o]
S s/he places four things (string-like)

ᓀᐧᐋᐯᑲᐦᐁᐤ newaapekaheu [vta]
S s/he places four of them (anim, string-like)

ᓀᐧᐋᐯᒋᓱᐧᐃᒡ newaapechisuwich [vai]
S they (anim, string-like) are four

ᓀᐧᐋᐯᒡ newaapech [p, quantity]
S four things (string-like)

ᓀᐧᐋᐱᔅᑲᒧᐦᑖᐤ newaapiskamuhtaau [vai+o]
S s/he sets four (stone, metal ex nails, screws) on it

ᓀᐧᐋᐱᔅᑲᒨᐦ newaapiskamuuh [vii]
S there are four things (stone, metal) on it

ᓀᐧᐋᐱᔅᑳᐤᐦ newaapiskaauh [vii]
S there are four (stone, metal)

ᓀᐧᐋᐱᔅᒋᓱᐧᐃᒡ newaapischisuwich [vai]
S they (anim, stone, metal) are four

ᓀᐧᐋᐱᔅᒡ newaapisch [p, quantity]
S four pieces of metal, stone, four dollars

ᓀᐧᐋᐱᐦᑳᑌᐤᐦ newaapihkaateuh [vii]
S there are four tied together

ᓀᐧᐋᐱᐦᑳᑕᒻ newaapihkaatam [vti]
S s/he ties four things together

ᓀᐧᐋᐱᐦᑳᓱᐧᐃᒡ newaapihkaasuwich [vai]
S they are four tied together

ᓀᐧᐋᐱᐦᒉᔑᒣᐤ newaapihcheshimeu [vta]
S s/he lays four of them down

ᓀᐧᐋᐱᐦᒉᔑᓄᒡ newaapihcheshinuch [vai]
S they lie in a group of four

ᓀᐧᐋᒍᐧᓭᐤ newaachusweu [vta]
S s/he boils four of them (anim)

ᓀᐧᐋᒍᓴᒻ newaachusam [vti]
S s/he boils four things

ᓀᐧᐋᔅᑯᑳᐴᐦᐁᐤ newaaskukaapuuheu [vta]
S s/he stands up four of them (anim, stick-like)

ᓀᐧᐋᔅᑯᑳᐴᐦᑖᐤ newaaskukaapuuhtaau [vai+o]
S s/he stands up four things (stick-like)

ᓀᐧᐋᔅᑯᓐᐦ newaaskunh [vii]
S there are four things (stick-like)

ᓀᐧᐋᔅᑯᓱᐧᐃᒡ newaaskusuwich [vai]
S they (anim, stick-like) are four

ᓀᐧᐋᐦᑎᒄ newaahtikw [p, quantity]
S four sticks, four pieces of wood

ᓀᐤ neu [p, number]
S four

ᓂᔥᑐᒌᓂᐧᑳᓂᐦᑌᐤᐦ nishtuchiinikwaanihteuh [p, time]
S three hours

ᓈᓀᐅᑎᐸᐦᐄᑲᓐ naaneutipahiikan [p, quantity]
S every four miles; four gallons [Mistissini]

ᓈᓀᐅᑎᐸᐦᐄᑲᓐᐦ naaneutipahiikanh [p, time]
S every four hours

ᓈᓀᐧᐋᐅᒌᓂᐧᑳᓂᐦᑌᐤᐦ naanewaauchiinikwaanihteuh [p, time]
S every four hours

ᓈᓀᐤ naaneu [p, quantity]
S by fours

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