maqapsg'tiat : have a big and round belly / plump / corpulent / rotund

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she has a big and round belly
Gloss: have a big and round belly
Gloss: plump
Gloss: corpulent
Gloss: rotund
Example:
Text: Nitape'sgw etug nugu' unjanit, telmaqapsg'tiat.
Translation: My friend must be ready to have a her baby, her belly's so rotund.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ma·hgaps·kê·di·at
Alternate grammatical form:
maqapsg'tiai — I have a big and round belly — (first person singular animate)
maqapsg'tiaieg — We have big and round bellies — (first person dual exclusive animate)
maqapsg'tia'tieg — We have big and round bellies — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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