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áfayahati
noun
EN An individual who voyages upon the sea, actively engaged in navigation; a mariner or sailor. · ES marinero · ES sailor · ES el que navega · ES marino · ES el que navega | marino | marinero
Meaning & authority
Evidence state: SOURCE-ATTESTED LEXICAL SENSE
Attributed sources: Diccionario Garifuna · LILA Garífuna Diccionario / Salvador Suazo · wamaraga unabridged · Hererun Wagüchagu
Academic authority: Suazo · Conversemos en garifuna (Guaymuras 1991/1994) · 'Estudio del verbo ser' / adjective formation (p.34-37, 65-70) · FULL-AUTHOR-GRANT
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Academic teaching rationale
The copula 'ser' (T-series) suffixes ARE the adjective-forming machinery: any abstract noun + -ti(m)/-tu(f)/-tinu(pl.m)/-tina(pl.f) yields the matching quality-adjective; the vowel encodes gender (i=masculine, u=feminine). Example: gudemei -> gudemeti / gudemetu = poverty -> poor (m) / poor (f)
Voices & attributed examples (2)
Áfayahati waguríyara dán lé láfuru garábali suédirugugien.
EN — Our canoe sets sail (embarks) when the wind blows from the south.
ES — Nuestra canoa zarpa (embarca) cuando el viento sopla desde el sur.
NISAMINA verified sentence corpus · attributed_legacy_reviewÁban achachihati wügüri le, áfayahati áraabu lun ladarirun úwi.
EN — This man is an explorer, he travels in the forest to find game (meat).
ES — Este hombre es un explorador, viaja por el bosque para encontrar el juego (carne).
NISAMINA verified sentence corpus · attributed_legacy_review
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