Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Glosses

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{en} close (adv)

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ᐯᔓᐧᐋᐸᒣᐤ peshuwaapameu [vta]
S s/he is closing in on him/her, getting closer to him/her/it (anim)

ᐯᔓᐧᐋᐸᐦᑐᐦᑖᐤ peshuwaapahtuhtaau [vai+o]
S s/he places them close together

ᐯᔓᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒻ peshuwaapahtam [vti]
S s/he is closing in on it, getting closer to it

ᐯᔓᒡ peshuch [p, p,location]
S close by, near

ᐲᐦᑑᑎᓈᐤ piihtuutinaau [vii]
S there are two mountain peaks so close together that they seem one

ᐲᐦᑑᑲᒫᐤ piihtuukamaau [vii]
S the lake sits close to another

ᒌᑲᐦᒡ chiikahch [p, p,location]
S near, close to the inside edge

ᒌᐦᑲᐦᒡ chiihkahch [p, p,location]
S near, close to the inside edge (ex of a tent), the edge where the head is placed

ᒌᐦᒋᑕᐦᒡ chiihchitahch [p, p,location]
S near, close to the wall

ᒌᐦᒋᑳᒣᐦᐊᒻ chiihchikaameham [vti]
S s/he follows the shore closely by canoe, swimming

ᒌᐦᒋᒡ chiihchich [p, p,location]
S close, very near, at the edge

ᓈᒋᔑᓐ naachishin [vai]
S s/he goes to lie close by, near

ᓭᔅᒉᓈᑯᓐ seschenaakun [vii]
S it appears to come closer

ᓭᔅᒉᓈᑯᓲ seschenaakusuu [vai]
S s/he appears to come closer

ᓭᔅᒉᔮᐱᒣᐤ sescheyaapimeu [vta]
S s/he appears to be coming closer to him/her/it (anim)

ᓰᐦᒋᔥᑯᐧᐁᐤ siihchishkuweu [vta]
S s/he is pressing, standing close to him/her/it (anim)

ᓴᐧᑳᐤ sakwaau [p, p,manner]
S closely together, thickly, densely (ex webbing of snowshoe)