gi'gajimatl : goad / dare / urge on / taunt / reply sarcastically or meanly / answer back

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she dares him/her

Gloss: goad

Gloss: dare

Gloss: urge on

Gloss: taunt

Gloss: reply sarcastically or meanly

Gloss: answer back

Example:

Text: Gi'gajims'p gi'l? / Ki'kajims'p ki'l?

Translation: Did you reply sarcastically to him/her??

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: gii·ga·ji·ma·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

gi'gajimg — I dare him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

gi'gajimul — I dare you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

gi'gajimit — He/she dares me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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