Wéiritu
Definitions
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EN: big; important. big; important; great. (silver)
Morphological structure
`Wéiritu` combines: the root **`wéiri`** + the suffix **`-tu`** (T3.F: third-person feminine singular subject suffix (T-paradigm).).
| Position | Form | Label | Function | Academic source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| suffix | -tu |
T3.F |
third-person feminine singular subject suffix (T-paradigm). | 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 (2)
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Garifuna: Wéiritu lári Wán.English: John’s navel is big. It is important to keep the navel clean- (Timiwati?) harumala ari. The teeth should not be confused with the navel- mama lunti (confused?) wala ari luma ari. The baby has 5 teeth. Sengu yen tari irahu.(added)Spanish: El ombligo de John es grande. Es importante mantener el ombligo limpio- (Timiwati?) harumala ari. Los dientes no deben confundirse con el ombligo- mama lunti (confundido?) wala ari luma ari. El bebé tiene 5 dientes. Sengu yen tari irahu.(adicionado)Source: Garifuna Verified Sentences Corpus (community-hand-verified)
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Garifuna: Wéiritu giyen gubári túra!English: That tick is very big!Spanish: ¡Esa garrapata es muy grande!Source: Garifuna Verified Sentences Corpus (community-hand-verified)
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.