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Definitions

  1. EN: bitters (gold)
    ES: bíter (gold)

Morphological structure

`gífiti` combines: the root **`gífi`** + 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 (4)

  • Garifuna: Gífiti igífigiraü.
    English: Gall is bitter.
    Spanish: Gall está amargado.
    Source: Garifuna Verified Sentences Corpus (community-hand-verified)
  • Garifuna: Adûgatu nagûtü gífiti láu ánisou.
    English: My grandmother made bitters with aniseed.
    Spanish: Mi abuela hizo amargos con anís.
    Source: Garifuna Verified Sentences Corpus (community-hand-verified)
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Cross-source corroboration (4 sources)

  • Garifuna_Living_Dictionary
    See this entry also at the Living Dictionaries platform: https://livingdictionaries.app/garifuna/
  • 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 4 foundation source(s); 2 are named publicly. Additional corroborators contribute to confidence scoring but are not named in this public output due to permission scope.

See also

  • Garifuna Living Dictionaries — This headword is also documented at the Living Dictionaries platform — visit their entry for additional community-contributed material.
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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