Choose a dialect, Northern or Southern.

Choose Syllabic, Roman, French or English.

Under Options select the fields you want.

Click the search button.

When typing Cree words:

for ᑦᐦ type t-h

for ᔅᐦ type s-h

for ᑉᐦ type p-h

Under Results, click on a word to get more information.

If you notice any errors or missing words, please contact the editorial team (ayimuwin@eastcree.org).

Interface of the Cree dictionary

Choosing the Cree dialect to browse or search

Searching the dictionary

More options for searching

What is in a Cree entry?

Entry: related
Grammatical information

How to browse, especially by topics

Finding a Cree word you are not sure how to spell

Finding an inflected verb (Northern only)

Extending your Search

Conclusion

Web Dictionary Credits

The contents of the Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the web are Copyright 2004-2019 to the Cree School Board, Quebec, Canada. The thematic dictionary and the multimedia content are copyright to eastcree.org, unless otherwise specified (see image credits).

How to cite us

To cite the online dictionary, choose your style:

APA

Junker, M.-O., MacKenzie, M., Bobbish-Salt, L., Duff, A., Visitor, L., Salt, R., Blacksmith, A., Diamond, P., & Weistche, P. (Eds.). (2018). The Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: English-Cree and Cree-English, French-Cree and Cree-French (Northern and Southern dialects). Retrieved from https://dictionary.eastcree.org/

MLA

Junker, Marie-Odile, Marguerite MacKenzie, Luci Bobbish-Salt, Alice Duff, Linda Visitor, Ruth Salt, Anna Blacksmith, Patricia Diamond, and Pearl Weistche, eds. The Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: English-Cree and Cree-English, French-Cree and Cree-French (Northern and Southern dialects). 2018. Web. [Date].

[Date] = the date you accessed the definition, styled as follows: 13 Dec. 2018

To cite a an entry in the online dictionary, choose your style:

APA

[Word]. (n.d.) In Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web. Retrieved from [URL]

[Word] = the word you looked up
[URL] = the full web address of the entry, starting with “https://”

MLA

[Word].” Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web. Web. [Date].

[Word] = the word you looked up
[Date] = the date you accessed the definition, styled as follows: 13 Dec. 2018

Editorial Team

Editorial Committee
Cree Northern	Cree Southern
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)

English Editor-in-Chief
Marie-Odile Junker (2008-present)	Marguerite MacKenzie (2004-2008)

French Editor-in-Chief
Marie-Odile Junker (2004-present)

French Translators (2006-2007)
France Lafond (Southern Dictionary)	Marie-Odile Junker (Northern Dictionary)

Database

Database and Interface Design
Marie-Odile Junker & Delasie Torkornoo (2007-present)	Radu Luchian (2004-2006)

Database Programming
Delasie Torkornoo (2007-present)	Terry Stewart (2006-2007)
Fred Mailhot (2006)	Radu Luchian (2004-2005)

Original Shoebox/Toolbox Database Set Up
Bill Jancewicz (1999-2004)

[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].

Multimedia Content

For the full credits of all multimedia content throughout the East Cree projects, please see the Multimedia Credits page.

Photography and Illustrations
Annie Bearskin	borealforest.org
Monique Caron	Cree School Board
Daniel Clément	Ian Diamond
Marie-Odile Junker	Mimie Neacappo
nishiyuujourney.ca	Bukem Reitmayer
Ruth Salt	Jimmy Sam
Delasie Torkornoo	Linda Visitor

Voices Of:
Darlene Bearskin	Anna Blacksmith
Louise Blacksmith	Luci Bobbish-Salt
Alice Duff	Christine Duff
Ruth Salt	Mary Shashaweskum
Erica Stephen	Pearl Weistche

Sound Editing & Database Entry
Alison Bobbish (2004)	Luci Bobbish-Salt
Margaret Cox (2002, 2004)	Candice Diamond (2002)
Alice Duff	Clara John Gulli
Hank House (2004)	Suzanne House (2004)
Rhonda Iserhoff (2004)	Marie-Odile Junker
Martha Michell	Mimie Neacappo
Ruth Salt	Mary Shashaweskwum
Thomas Wasipabano (2002)	Pearl Weistche

Sound Recording
Dylan Hunter (CKCU)

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