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Definitions

  1. EN: to eat (silver)

Morphological structure

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

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 (3)

  • Garifuna: Díliti lidunari(the water of) griga(river/creek). Nagorgahayen ladilirun(accnt n)- I am awaiting it to get/be cold. Ladilira lemesi- the church service is coming to a close/end). Ladilira beiga hudutu ahabu mayuru eiga- your hudut is getting/will get cold if you do not sit down to eat.
    English: The water in the river is very cold.
    Spanish: El agua en el río es muy fría.
    Source: Garifuna Verified Sentences Corpus (community-hand-verified)
  • Garifuna: ka ba me beiga luruma
    Source: ELAR / SOAS Endangered Languages Archive, SG0340 — Arumahani / Abaimahani (traditional Garifuna songs). Session: Nen Ñunez stories 2, Historias de Nen Ñunez 2, Histórias de Nen Ñunez 2. Participant: None.
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    — License: ELAR O_OpenAccess; attribution required; per-item license review required for pu
  • Garifuna: lemeha lahuyu huya uwagiru buma yara “higabu!” tuagu “beiga!”
    Source: ELAR / SOAS Endangered Languages Archive, SG0340 — Arumahani / Abaimahani (traditional Garifuna songs). Session: Interview with Austin Rodriguez, Entrevista con Austin Rodríguez, Entrevista com Austin Rodriguez. Participant: None.
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    — License: ELAR O_OpenAccess; attribution required; per-item license review required for pu

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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