Cree names for birds: from Waskaganish (Fort Rupert), Chisasibi (Fort George), and Moose Factory/Moosonee

Waskaganish Cree (southeast James Bay)

Wa Sess' Kun Nay o Sheesh' - White-throated Sparrow (sunny bird or weather bird: if it sings an incomplete song, it will rain)

Bee ay sheesh - Little bird

Bee ay sheeshit - Little birds (plural)

Bee ay sood - Big bird

Mog - Loon

Ahsh Mog - Red-throated Loon (if loon flies out to bay: good weather. If it flies to land: bad weather)

Mish Shib - Common Eider (Great Duck)

She Sheep - Duck

Jash Kwush - Tern

Dah Kay Ju - Crow

Whiskey Chan - Gray Jay

Nisk - Canada Goose

Cheeyask - Gull

Some other words

Sudj may oh - Mosquito

Nemesk - Fish

Bonask - Cooking stick

Iskoyaskweyau - End of trees

Ministik (Minshtuk) - Island

Ministikiwatin (Min'shtuk-wad'in) - North Island

Jee wed in - North

Muh sahk - Horse fly

Chisasibi Cree (northeast James Bay)

Bee ay soo - Big bird

Dah' kah joe - Crow

Niskitch - Geese

Ipshit chee yahsk shusk - Tern

Chee ahsk - Gull

Dowdj chee ahsk kushk - Jaeger

Wee'chee min ass'oh - Whimbrel

Dah mog - Pacific Loon

Which chip sheesh - Savannah Sparow

Gay oshd shay nohd shit - White-throated sparrow (the bird that sings for good weather)

Whip ship sheesh - Horned Lark (they get down low)

Other words

Chi sas'i bi - Big river

Mid'zuap - Tipi

Sudz mow - Mosquito

Mee aw'bin - Beautiful sunirse

Eesh kwood dow - Fire

Moose Factory Cree (southwest James Bay)

Birds - Pei lay shee shuk

Whay whay ow - Blue Goose (Wavey)

Whay whay shishuk - Young waveys

Wap whay whay ow - Snow Goose

Mo kah osow - Bittern

Chah cha kah loo - Blackbird

We kei mi nay soo - Curlew

Kah kah ge ow - Crow

She sheep - Duck

She sheepuk - Ducks

She sheep shish - Ducklings

Mukah tayship - Black Duck

A min eik - Pintail Duck

Chees tah nah koosh - Teal

Tah gog ship - Fall duck

Oo me me ow - Dove

Migisow - Eagle

Neis kah - Canada Goose

Neis kei shish - Gosling

Puh push ko - Grouse

Shingei pish - Grebe

Kay kak - Kestrel

Noo chah chaskay sho - Marsh hawk

Choo waysk - Killdeer

Mo ko - Loon

Weelchap sheesh - Lapland Longspur

Oh chei cha pei show - Horned Lark

Ah sig - Merganser

Oho mei seow - Owl

Pah puh lug seow - Screech owl

Wah puh kah loo - Snowy owl

We kimin a sow - Plover

Pei la ow - Partridge

Wah pei la ow - Ptarmigan

Pei pei chei ow - Robin

Wapie seow - Swan

Me chusko sheesh - Swallow

Wah puh luk o sheesh - Snow bunting