noun animate
dwarf, midget, little person
Plural:
tamtamsisok
Diminutive:
tamtamsossis

Notes

(from English, Tom Thumb; refers also to little people in oral tradition)

Keywords

little
dwarf
midget

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Itom, "Mesq-ote knomiyawiyik tamtamsisok?" Ntiyahpon, "Nama." Itom, "Psi-te yut oloqiw wikultuwok, nilun toke wikultiyek. Nit eyultihtit." He said, "Haven't you seen the little people yet?" I said, "No." He said, "They live all around here, where we live now. That's where they are." (AN)
Elinaqqoponil acomuwakonol nutomanponil ewasisuwi 'ciw tamtamsis. There are a lot of dwarf stories I heard as a child.

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Dolly
Example Dolly
Example Dolly