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gawaji vai es
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s/he is so cold s/he can't move, freezes to death



ingawaj 1s ind; ningawaj 1s ind; nigawaj 1s ind; gawaji 3s ind; gawajid 3s conj; gewajid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gawaji-/

nigawaj1s ind es
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gawaji 3s ind es
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gawajid3s conj es
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gii-kawaji3s pst es
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Some use gawaji to exaggerate how cold they are.

Gegaa gii-kawajiwag igi animoonsag gaa-izhi-biindiganagwaa.

The puppies almost froze to death, so I brought them in.
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Aapiji gisinaa, mii go wenda-gawajiyaan.

It's so cold outside I'm just freezing.
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gawaji /gawaji-/: /gaw-/
prostrate, down and over, overturned
; /-aji/
s/he or it (animate) is cold, is affected by the cold; is frozen

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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