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Definitions

  1. EN: several (silver)
    ES: varios (silver)

Morphological structure

`bandi` combines: the root **`ban`** + the suffix **`-di-`** (PRF: perfect aspect marker. Often appears with person suffix to mark completion.).

Position Form Label Function Academic source
suffix -di- PRF perfect aspect marker. Often appears with person suffix to mark completion. Grammar_of_Garifuna p138; Stark_PersonMarking p56-73

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

Example sentences (4)

  • Garifuna: Ságü bináafin hafúleha bandi úwi.
    English: Every morning they clean lots of meat.
    Spanish: Todas las mañanas limpian mucha carne.
    Source: Garifuna Verified Sentences Corpus (community-hand-verified)
  • Garifuna: Gérereguaatiña búri ha dán lé hátu bandi gífiti.
    English: They often become quarrelsome when they drink too much gifiti (bitter rum).
    Spanish: A menudo se vuelven conflictivos cuando beben demasiado gifiti (ron amargo).
    Source: Garifuna Verified Sentences Corpus (community-hand-verified)
  • Garifuna: bandi buri iyeriun
    Source: ELAR / SOAS Endangered Languages Archive, SG0340 — Arumahani / Abaimahani (traditional Garifuna songs). Session: Interview with Gwen Gonzalez, Entrevista con Gwen González, Entrevista com Gwen Gonzalez. Participant: None.
    — Source link
    — License: ELAR O_OpenAccess; attribution required; per-item license review required for pu
  • Garifuna: arumahani luma abeimahani, wafeidurien bandi
    Source: ELAR / SOAS Endangered Languages Archive, SG0340 — Arumahani / Abaimahani (traditional Garifuna songs). Session: Interview with Gwen Gonzalez, Entrevista con Gwen González, Entrevista com Gwen Gonzalez. Participant: None.
    — Source link
    — License: ELAR O_OpenAccess; attribution required; per-item license review required for pu

Cross-source corroboration (3 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 3 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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