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zegi' vta lw
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scare, frighten h/



inzegi'aa 1s - 3s ind; ninzegi'aa 1s - 3s ind; nizegi'aa 1s - 3s ind; ozegi'aan 3s - 3' ind; zegi'aad 3s - 3' conj; zayegi'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; zegi' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /zegi'-/

inzegi'aa1s - 3s ind lw
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ozegi'aan3s - 3' ind lw
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zegi'aad3s - 3' conj gh
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lw
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zayegi'aad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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ogii-segi'aan3s - 3' ind pst lw
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Ogii-gichi-zegi'aan gii-apagidamowaad iniw gaa-zhiigaabiigizinid gookooko'oon.

He scared the hell out of that guy when he threw that owl carcass at him.
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Nigichi-zegi'igonaan awe gaa-ojibinigod zhebaa.

The one who had convulsions this morning really scared us.
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zegi' /zegi'-/: /zeg-/
fear
; /-'/
cause h/ to be or to act 

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

zegi' vta scare, frighten h/
(detransitive) zegi'iwe vai s/he scares people (reciprocal) zegi'idiwag vai they scare each other (reflexive) zegi'idizo vai s/he scares h/ self

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