Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Glosses

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{en} special occasion

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ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᒫᐅᒌᔑᑳᐤ uhtaawiimaauchiishikaau [vai]
S it is Father's Day

ᐅᔅᒋᐱᐧᒫᑭᓐ uschipimwaakin [na]
N first kill of game

ᐅᔅᒋᒥᓂᐦᐅᐧᐃᓐ uschiminihuwin [ni]
N child's first kill, celebrated with a feast

ᐧᐄᐧᐄᒪᑲᓐ wiiwiimakan [vii]
S it goes out, it is New Year's

ᒫᒫᐦᒌᔑᐦᐅᓈᓂᐆ maamaahchiishihunaaniuu [vii,impersonal]
N it is Halloween

ᐊᐧᐋᔑᔖᐳᐦᒑᓂᐆ awaashishaapuhchaaniuu [vii,impersonal]
N a celebration of a new birth

ᐱᒧᐦᑎᐦᐋᐅᓱᓈᓂᐆ pimuhtihaausunaaniuu [vii,impersonal]
N First Snowshoe Walk Ceremony

ᐋᔨᒋᐦᐄᐧᐋᓂᐆ aayichihiiwaaniuu [vii,impersonal]
N there is a Confirmation ceremony

ᐅᑳᐧᐄᒫᐅᒌᔑᑳᐤ ukaawiimaauchiishikaau [vii]
S it is Mother's Day

ᐧᐊᓂᒧᔨᐧᐁᐅᒌᔑᑳᐤ wanimuyiweuchiishikaau [vii]
S it is April Fool's day

ᑎᐱᔥᑲᒧᒌᔑᑳᐤ tipishkamuchiishikaau [vii]
S it is a birthday

ᒋᔐᔨᒥᐦᐁᐅᒌᔑᑳᐤ chisheyimiheuchiishikaau [vii]
S it is Easter day

ᒣᒣᐦᒋᐃᔑᐦᐆᓈᓅᒌᔑᑳᐤ memehchiishihuunaanuuchiishikaau [vii]
S it is Halloween

ᒪᑯᔐᒌᔑᑳᐤ makushechiishikaau [vai]
S it is Christmas day [inland]; it is New Year's day [coastal]

ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐅᒌᔑᑳᐤ saachihiiweuchiishikaau [vii]
S it is Valentine's day