noun animate
sparrow (possibly white-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis)
Plural:
sansansasi-kihkaniyehsisok

Notes

(imitative of the bird's song; see kihkaniyehsis)

Keywords

sparrow

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Sansansasi ktolokcehkasultipa. (words imitative of a bird song) Sansansasi, you're too comfortable in your beds (i.e., wake up!; literal meaning of second word is uncertain).
Sansansasi-kihkaniyehsis not amsqahs nutaqsit siqoniw. The sparrow is the first one heard in the spring.

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Brenda
word Dolly
example Brenda
example Dolly
example Brenda
example Dolly