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zegizi vai gh
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s/he is afraid, frightened, scared



inzegiz 1s ind; ninzegiz 1s ind; nizegiz 1s ind; zegizi 3s ind; zegizid 3s conj; zayegizid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /zegizi-/

inzegiz1s ind gh
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zegizi3s ind gh
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zegizid3s conj gh
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zayegizid3s ch-conj gh
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Zhegwaakobani'o zhingos gii-zegizid.

A weasel squeezes in under a log when it's scared.
 nj
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Aabiding mewinzha ningii-segiz. Besho ningii'-waabamaa mooz nichigigaabawid.

One time long ago I was scared. I saw a moose standing in the dark not far away.
 nj
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zegizi /zegizi-/: /zeg-/
fear
; /-izi/
s/he, it (animate) is in a state or condition

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Word Family

zegizi vai s/he is afraid, frightened, scared
(verb of pretending) zegiziikaazo vai s/he pretends to be afraid, frightened, scared

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