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agajiitaw vta

be shy in front of, be ashamed before h/



nindagajiitawaa 1s - 3s ind; nindagajiitaag 3s - 1s ind; gidagajiitawin 1s - 2s ind; gidagajiitaw 2s - 1s ind; odagajiitawaan 3s - 3' ind; agajiitawaad 3s - 3' conj; egajiitawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; agajiitaw 3' - 3 imp; Stem: /agajiitaw-/

nindagajiitawaa1s - 3s ind nj
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nindagajiitaag3s - 1s ind nj
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gidagajiitawin1s - 2s ind nj
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gidagajiitaw2s - 1s ind nj
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odagajiitawaan3s - 3' ind nj
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agajiitawaad3s - 3' conj nj
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egajiitawaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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agajiitaw /agajiitaw-/: /agaji-/ stem of agaji vai ; /-taw/
act in relation to h/
Reduplicated Form: ayagajiitaw

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Related Words

Feelings of Embarrassment
agaji vai s/he is ashamed, is shy, is bashful
agaji' vta make h/ ashamed, embarrass h/, disgrace h/
agajiitaw vta be shy in front of, be ashamed before h/
agajitoon vti2 be ashamed of it; be embarrassed by it
agazom vta embarrass h/ by speech
agadendam vai2 s/he is ashamed, feels shy, is embarrassed
agadendaagozi vai s/he seems ashamed, shy, embarrassed
agadendaagwad vii it is shameful, is embarrassing
agadenim vta be ashamed of, be embarrassed by h/
agadendan vti be ashamed of it
agazitaagozi vai s/he sounds embarrassing (what s/he says is embarrassing)
agazitaagwad vii it sounds embarrassing

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