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Definitions

  1. EN: much (silver)
    ES: mucho (silver)

Morphological structure

`gíbeti` combines: the root **`gíbe`** + the suffix **`-ti`** (T3.M: third-person masculine singular subject suffix (T-paradigm). Most frequent verb-final suffix in narrative.).

Position Form Label Function Academic source
suffix -ti T3.M third-person masculine singular subject suffix (T-paradigm). Most frequent verb-final suffix in narrative. Grammar_of_Garifuna p138; Stark_PersonMarking p73

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: Gíbeti íyein tídan kumún.
    English: There is a lot of urine in the toilet.
    Spanish: Hay mucha orina en el inodoro.
    Source: Garifuna Verified Sentences Corpus (community-hand-verified)
  • Garifuna: Gíbeti ískalein lúma Obama.
    English: Obama has a lot of money.
    Spanish: Obama tiene mucho dinero.
    Source: Garifuna Verified Sentences Corpus (community-hand-verified)
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Cross-source corroboration (1 source)

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