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Belú



Definitions

  1. EN: come in, go in, enter (silver)

Morphological structure

`Belú` combines: the prefix **`b-`** (2.SG: second-person singular subject and possessor prefix) + the root **`elú`**.

Position Form Label Function Academic source
prefix b- 2.SG second-person singular subject and possessor prefix Stark_PersonMarking p31; Grammar_of_Garifuna passim

Framework: Haurholm-Larsen et al. — *A Grammar of Garifuna*; Stark *Person Marking*; Barchas-Lichtenstein; Munro *Negatives in Garifuna*; documented in 02_paradigms/

Example sentences (2)

  • Garifuna: Belúha iraühayaü múnadoun.
    English: The nephew went inside the house.
    Spanish: El sobrino entró en la casa.
    Source: Garifuna Verified Sentences Corpus (community-hand-verified)
  • Garifuna: Belúha ában weréwere sóunburugun.
    English: A housefly entered the bedroom.
    Spanish: Una mosca entró en el dormitorio.
    Source: Garifuna Verified Sentences Corpus (community-hand-verified)

Cross-source corroboration (2 sources)

  • Garifuna_Living_Dictionary
    See this entry also at the Living Dictionaries platform: https://livingdictionaries.app/garifuna/
  • Hererun_Wagüchagu_Dimurei_Agei_Garifuna
    Hererun Wagüchagu Dimurei Agei Garífuna — used with respect for the work; full author permission outreach pending.

See also

  • Garifuna Living Dictionaries — This headword is also documented at the Living Dictionaries platform — visit their entry for additional community-contributed material.
Academic paradigm citations (Haurholm-Larsen framework)
  • Haurholm-Larsen, S. *A Grammar of Garifuna*. Brill (2016).
  • Haurholm-Larsen, S. *Clitics, affixes, and wordhood in Garifuna*.
  • Stark, T. *Person marking in Garifuna* (Stanford).
  • Munro, P. *Negatives in Garifuna*.
  • Barchas-Lichtenstein, J. *Garifuna* (Ph.D. dissertation).
  • Cayetano, E. R. *Towards a Common Garifuna Orthography* (NGC, 1992).

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