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/-aji/ final

 
s/he or it (animate) is cold, is affected by the cold; is frozen
 
A variant -waji appears after medials ending in -e.
 
Type:
final
Subtypes:
vai
agozigwaji vai s/he or it (animate) freezes to the ice, is frozen to the ice
agwaji vai s/he or it (animate) is frozen onto something
agwaakwaji vai s/he or it (animate) is frozen onto something
amadaji vai s/he wakes up from being cold
apiitaji vai s/he is so cold
apiitaakwaji vai it (animate) is frozen so thick or so far
baapagaji vai s/he shivers, shakes from being cold
baapaagaakwaji vai it (animate) is frozen solid
baasaji vai it (animate) cracks from freezing
baasaakwaji vai it (animate; something stick-like or solid) cracks from freezing
bibagaji vai it (animate) is frozen thin
bibagaakwaji vai s/he freezes thin, is frozen thin
biindigewaji vai s/he enters, comes inside, goes inside from the cold
biingeji vai s/he feels cold
dakaji vai s/he gets a chill, has a cold
dakibiigaji s/he is cold from being in the water
gawaji vai s/he is so cold s/he can't move, freezes to death
gibaakwaji vai s/he freezes shut, is frozen shut
gipagaji vai it (animate) is frozen thick
gipagaakwaji vai s/he freezes thick, is frozen thick
madweyaakwaji vai is (animate; something stick-like or solid) heard cracking from the cold
mashkawaji vai s/he freezes stiff, is frozen stiff, has frostbite
mashkawaakwaji vai s/he freezes stiff, is frozen stiff, has frostbite
minwaakwaji vai it (animate) freezes or is frozen nice and smooth
miiwaji vai s/he can't stand the cold
mookawaji vai s/he cries from the cold
mookwaji vai s/he cries from being cold
naningaji vai [BL] s/he shivers, shakes from the cold
nigiigwaji vai it (animate) is frosted
nigiigwaabikaji vai it (animate; rock or something of metal) is frosted
ningiigwaji vai it (animate) is frosted
niningaji vai [S] s/he shivers, shakes from the cold
wakewaji vai s/he can't take being cold, gets chilled easily
zhaabwaakwaji vai it (animate) freezes or is frozen all the way through
zaagizigwaji vai it (animate) sticks out of the ice
zhiibaji vai s/he can withstand the cold, endures the cold