Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Glosses

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{en} money

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ᐄᔥᑯᐦᐧᐋᐤ iishkuhwaau [vta]
N s/he leaves without killing them all, takes but leaves some, has money left over

ᐅᔓᐧᐃᔮᓂᒥᐤ ushuwiyaanimiu [vai]
N s/he has money

ᓂᑑᔓᐧᐃᔮᓂᐧᐋᐤ nituushuwiyaaniwaau [vta]
N s/he asks her/him for money

ᓂᑑᔓᐧᐃᔮᓈᑎᒻ nituushuwiyaanaatim [vti]
N s/he looks for money in it

ᓅᐦᑖᐦᐧᐋᐤ nuuhtaahwaau [vta]
N s/he shoots, throws short of it (anim), s/he does not have enough money to pay for it

ᔓᐧᐃᔮᓈᐱᔥᑯᔥ shuwiyaanaapishkush [na]
N coin

ᔓᐧᐃᔮᓐ shuwiyaan [na]
N money

ᐅᔔᔮᓂᒨ ushuuyaanimuu [vai]
S s/he has lots of money

ᐅᔔᓕᔮᒨ ushuuliyaamuu [vai]
S s/he has lots of money

ᐯᔭᑯᐦᑏ peyakuhtii [na]
S dollar, lit. 'one paper bill'

ᐯᔭᐧᑳᐱᔅᒡ peyakwaapisch [na]
S dollar, lit. one coin (metal)

ᐲᑯᓯᓇᐦᐄᒉᐦᐁᐤ piikusinahiicheheu [vta]
S s/he makes a payment on someone's debt using that person's money

ᐸᒋᐦᑎᓂᒉᐤ pachihtinicheu [vai]
S s/he puts money on it, donates to it

ᒨᓂᐦᐄᔔᔮᓀᐤ muunihiishuuyaaneu [vai]
S s/he digs for precious metal (ex in a mine)

ᓂᑑᔔᔮᓈᑌᐤ nituushuuyaanaateu [vai]
S s/he goes begging for money from him/her

ᓂᑑᔔᔮᓈᑕᒻ nituushuuyaanaatam [vti]
S s/he looks for money in it

ᔑᑳᑯᔮᓐ shikaakuyaan [na]
S skunk skin, 25 cents, a quarter

ᔔᔮᓂᒋᒫᐤ shuuyaanichimaau [na]
S bank manager, money manager

ᔔᔮᓈᐱᔅᑯᔕᒡ shuuyaanaapiskushach [na]
S coins

ᔔᔮᓈᐱᔅᑯᔥ shuuyaanaapiskush [na]
S coin

ᔔᔮᓐ shuuyaan [na]
S money

ᔔᓕᔮᐅᒋᒫᐤ shuuliyaauchimaau [na]
S bank manager, money manager

ᔔᓕᔮᐤ shuuliyaau [na]
S money

ᔔᓕᔮᐤ shuuliyaau [ni]
S money

ᔔᓖᔮᐧᐋᐱᔅᑯᔥ shuuliiyaawaapiskush [na]
S coin