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zagininjiin vta

shake hands with h/



inzagininjiinaa 1s - 3s ind; ninzagininjiinaa 1s - 3s ind; nizagininjiinaa 1s - 3s ind; ozagininjiinaan 3s - 3' ind; zagininjiinaad 3s - 3' conj; zegininjiinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; zagininjiin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /zagininjiin-/

nizagininjiinaa1s - 3s ind es
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zagininjiinaad3s - 3' conj es
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zegininjiinaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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zagininjiin2s - 3 imp es
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zagininjiin /zagininjiin-/: /zag-/
grasp, attach, fasten
; /-ninjy-/
hand, finger
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand
Reduplicated Form: zazagininjiin

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Word Family

zagininjiin vta shake hands with h/
(reciprocal) zagininjiinidiwag vai they shake hands with each other (detransitive) zagininjiiniwe vai s/he shakes hands with people

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