to shiver, tremble

• yi di chɛ ka yi suhuri zɔhira bee n-jiɣiri don't let your hearts become unsettled or alarmed.
• Sonya bia jiɣiri wari ka o ma puuni diri buɣim. The witch’s child is shivering because of the cold and there is a fire burning inside the mother’s stomach.

to worry, be anxious about

• Kpeen jiɣijiɣilana tirila yɛlimaŋ gɔbili. An impatient/confused elder always gives a left-handed truth.
• Nira ŋun bɔri yoma ŋuna n-jiɣinda. It is the person who wants to get things quickly that becomes anxious.
• (bɛ) jiɣiri biɛɣu neebu zuɣu (they) anxiously awaited the dawn.
• Maata! Maata! A jiɣirimi ka nahind’ amaŋ’ bina pam zuɣu Martha, Martha! You are worrying yourself about many things.

to be anxious for, covet

• Bee bi jiɣitiri waa zuɣu. A leg is not anxious about dancing.
• Di jidzila a kpee bini zudzu. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's stuff.