habéi
Definitions
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EN: tra (silver)
Morphological structure
`habéi` combines: the prefix **`ha-`** (3.PL: third-person plural subject and possessor prefix. Homographic with the demonstrative há (see particle paradigm).) + the root **`béi`**.
| Position | Form | Label | Function | Academic source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prefix | ha- |
3.PL |
third-person plural subject and possessor prefix. Homographic with the demonstrative há (see particle paradigm). | 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 (1)
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Garifuna: Hulíligatimaati lé yín habei wadábu luwéi lé yín habéi síndiri.English: It is deeper where the conchs are than where the clams are.Spanish: Es más profundo donde están las conchas que donde están las almejas.Source: Garifuna Verified Sentences Corpus (community-hand-verified)
Cross-source corroboration (1 source)
This headword is corroborated by 1 foundation source(s); 0 are named publicly. Additional corroborators contribute to confidence scoring but are not named in this public output due to permission scope.