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zegim vta gh
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scare, frighten, intimidate, alarm h/ (verbally)



inzegimaa 1s - 3s ind; ninzegimaa 1s - 3s ind; nizegimaa 1s - 3s ind; ozegimaan 3s - 3' ind; zegimaad 3s - 3' conj; zayegimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; zegim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /zegim-/

inzegimaa1s - 3s ind gh
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ozegimaan3s - 3' ind gh
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zegimaad3s - 3' conj gh
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zayegimaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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zegim2s - 3 imp gh
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ogii-segimaan3s - 3' ind pst gh
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Ingii-segimig awe gaa-pabaamwewidang binesi awasonaago.

I was scared the other day by the thunder going around.
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zegim /zegim-/: /zeg-/
fear
; /-m/
speak to h/; act on h/ by speech
Reduplicated Form: zesegim

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Word Family

zegim vta scare, frighten, intimidate, alarm h/ (verbally)
(reciprocal) zegindiwag vai they scare, frighten, intimidate, alarm each other (verbally)

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