maqoqsit : big (in girth) / big and round (cylindrical)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is big (in girth)
Gloss: big (in girth)
Gloss: big and round (cylindrical)
Example:
Text: Welmaqoqsit ula masqwi, glu'sis ugjit gwitn.
Translation: The trunk of this birch is big enough to make a canoe.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ma·hgohk·sit
Alternate grammatical form:
maqoqsi — I am big in girth — (first person singular animate)
maqoqsieg — We are big in girth — (first person dual exclusive animate)
maqoqsultieg — We are big in girth — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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