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Wübü



Definitions

  1. EN: hill; hill. hill. (silver)

Morphological structure

`Wübü` combines: the prefix **`w-`** (1.PL: first-person plural subject and possessor prefix) + the root **`übü`**.

Position Form Label Function Academic source
prefix w- 1.PL first-person plural subject and possessor prefix Stark_PersonMarking p31

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: Wuríbati abalachuni luágu wübü, pelíguruti.
    English: The sliding (erosion) on the hill is bad, it is dangerous.
    Spanish: El deslizamiento (erosión) en la colina es malo, es peligroso.
    Source: Garifuna Verified Sentences Corpus (community-hand-verified)
  • Garifuna: Aunigira lumuti abugahati mudún anímaalu luagu wübü.
    English: The shepherd guards his animals on the hill.
    Spanish: El pastor guarda a sus animales en la colina.
    Source: Garifuna Verified Sentences Corpus (community-hand-verified)

Cross-source corroboration (2 sources)

  • Hererun_Wagüchagu_Dimurei_Agei_Garifuna
    Hererun Wagüchagu Dimurei Agei Garífuna — used with respect for the work; full author permission outreach pending.

This headword is corroborated by 2 foundation source(s); 1 are named publicly. Additional corroborators contribute to confidence scoring but are not named in this public output due to permission scope.

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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