Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Glosses

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ᐱᔥᑐᒑᐤ pishtuchaau [vai]
N s/he goes into the wrong dwelling by mistake

ᐲᐦᑖᐹᑰ piihtaapaakuu [vii]
N water enters an area which is usually dry when the tide comes in

ᓵᒋᔥᑐᐧᐃᔥᑭᒻ saachishtuwishkim [vti]
N s/he enters a lake from walking on a frozen stream

ᐲᐦᑌᒨ piihtemuu [vii]
S it goes in (as a path into a fence)

ᐲᐦᑐᑯᐧᐁᐤ piihtukuweu [vta]
S s/he goes inside the house to him/her

ᐲᐦᒉᐤ piihcheu [vai]
S s/he goes in

ᒋᑳᑯᓀᐤ chikaakuneu [vai]
S s/he enters with snow on her/himself

ᓭᔅᑳᔅᑯᐸᔫ seskaaskupayuu [vai]
S s/he goes, drives into the bushes

ᓭᔅᑳᔅᑯᐦᐱᑕᒻ seskaaskuhpitam [vti]
S s/he pulls it into the bushes

ᓭᔅᑳᔅᑯᐦᐸᐦᑖᐤ seskaaskuhpahtaau [vai]
S s/he runs into the bushes

ᓭᔅᑳᔅᑯᐦᑖᐤ seskaaskuhtaau [vai+o]
S s/he goes off into the bush with it

ᓭᔅᑳᔅᐧᑳᐱᐦᑌᐤ seskaaskwaapihteu [vii]
S the smoke goes into the woods

ᓵᒋᔥᑑᔥᑲᒻ saachishtuushkam [vti]
S s/he enters a lake from walking on a frozen stream