gaqi'gwesmat : finished bearing or producing children

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: She is finished bearing children
Gloss: finished bearing or producing children
Example:
Text: Jijuaqa wen nanisgegipunat we'gaw gaqi'gwesmaj.
Translation: Sometimes one is fifty years old before they are finished bearing children.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ga·hgii·gwe·sê·mat
Alternate grammatical form:
gaqi'gwesmai — I am finished bearing children — (first person singular animate)
gaqi'gwesmaieg — we are finished bearing children — (first person dual exclusive animate)
gaqi'gwesma'tieg — we are finished bearing children — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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