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Eastern Swampy & Moose Cree Dictionary
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Language Name
Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi.
Alternate Language Names
Cree, Naskapi, Montagnais, ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, Nēhiyawēwin.
Region
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Northwest Territories, Canada.
Who
C. Douglas Ellis (Editor), Marie-Odile Junker (Web development, editor), Delasie Torkornoo (Programming), and Katie Martinuzzi (Editorial assistant).
Others Involved
Agnes Hunter, Alex Spence, Alexander Sutherland, Andrew Faries, Anne Scott, Clara Conn, Ellen McLeod, Elsie Chilton, Emily Chilton, Emily Wynne, Ernest Sutherland, Gabriel Kiokee, Gilbert Faries, Gordon Spence, Gregory Spence, Hannah Loon, Hannah Wynne, Isaiah Sutherland, James Gunner, Jerry Spence (Gerry), James Wesley, Jane Moore, Joel Linklater, John Carpenter, John Wynne, Margaret Nicholson, Mary Bird, Mary-Lou Iahtail, Matthew Sutherland, Monica Okimaw, Mr. & Mrs. Simon Friday, Mr. M. Metat, Pauline Kostachin, Silas Wesley, Simeon Scott, Sophie Gunner, William Edwards, William Louttit, Willie Frenchman, Xavier Sutherland (speakers); Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Carleton University, Omushkego Education - Mushkegowuk Council (Support).
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 2018 on atlas-ling.ca with the Algonquian Languages Project. Previously, it was hosted on a website titled Spoken Cree, published digitally in 2012. The Spoken Cree website is still up, but does not appear to be actively updated as of mid-2024.
How People are Cited
Speakers and contributors are cited under the Credits tab.
How Information is Cited
Ellis' previous works, Spoken Cree (2000) and âtalôhkâna nêsta tipâpcimôwina, Cree Legends and Narratives from the West Coast of James Bay (1995), are cited in entries. Speakers are cited under Credits.
Where is Information Coming from
This dictionary is compiled from Ellis' previous works with speakers which were previously published in the above 2000 and 1995 references.
Tools and Framework used
This is a web-hosted dictionary.
Access
This dictionary is open access online.
Included Languages and Directionality
Cree to English; English to Cree. It can be searched in English or Cree.
Dialects Included
This dictionary includes forms from Moose and Swampy Cree. Each entry provides the form in both dialects, unless a word is specific to one dialect.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional online dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
This dictionary can be searched by Cree headword or English definition, or browsed by either Cree headword or part of speech (under Browse). Each entry is listed by the Cree word in Roman script, followed by the syllabic spelling(s), the part of speech, and comparative forms. Clicking on the entry opens a drop-down menu that displays the stem and the source of the entry in Ellis's previous work, as well as any example phrases that are known. When browsed under Part of Speech, each entry is formatted the same as above, grouped by parts of speech (eg: noun animate).
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | A short guide is located on the Help tab |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Included in some entries |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
This dictionary is based off the works of C. Douglas Ellis. An earlier website, entitled Spoken Cree, hosts downloadable audio files from Ellis' previous work under the Dictionary tab.
External Links
View the Eastern Swampy & Moose Cree dictionary here: https://dictionary.moosecree.atlas-ling.ca/#!/help#help
View the earlier website, Spoken Cree: https://www.spokencree.org/Glossary
View the Algonquian Languages Project home page: https://www.algonquianlanguages.ca/