noun animate
child, baby
Plural:
wasisok
Possessed:
'tuwasisomol h/ child (see also nicanol)
Locative:
wasisuwihkuk where there are children
Diminutive:
wasisossis, wasossis
Vocative:
was, wasis; wasistuk (plural)

Notes

(at Sipayik, also slang 'tuwasisom his testicles)

Keywords

baby
child

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Tan not eloqiyat wasis? Where did that child go?
Wasisok wikulticik 'kanikuwamihkuk skat ahcelehtasinuhkil, naka yukt wasisok skat tepi-wolihpultitihq, yuktok-oc yaq nikt nekomasi-payosonhukhoticik 'ciw piltalok. Children who live in old houses that have not been upgraded, and who do not eat well enough, can easily get lead-poisoning. (DAF)
Kehsihtit wasisok! Elinaqsit wasis! There are so many children!
Wasistuk, tpostuwiq! Children, listen to me!

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Nancy
example Nancy