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ekeheraü
noun (deverbal)
EN the act of complaining (‑aü nominal, ELD-02); that which is complained
Meaning & authority
Evidence state: SOURCE-ATTESTED LEXICAL SENSE
Attributed sources: Hererun Wagüchagu · LILA Garífuna Diccionario / Salvador Suazo · The People’s Garífuna Dictionary
How the form is built
Root: ekehera — to complain
patient/result nominalizer (ELD-02) [OP:HAU]
Applied laws: OP:HAU
Academic teaching rationale
Why — That which is X-ed (patient/result nominal); terminal -aü umlaut load-bearing. SEAM (elder-ruled 2026-07-17): a-final verbs take simply -ü (áluaha→áluahaü, Director gloss 'the act of looking for'); duplicated *-hahaü is illegal (§20 haplology at the ha+haü seam). (Unit I (138 dict heads); Director anügahaü ruling; ORTH:AU_UMLAUT) [PRINCIPLES-ONLY — paraphrased]
Voices & attributed examples (2)
chuluti ekehera nun
Salvador Suazo, Lila Garifuna Diccionario A-Y — permission granted · attributed_permission_granted(e-kée-ra) Il ekehera | íchiga fule- dei luagu amu [ aban nudin ekéra lun].
Suazo — Lila Garífuna Diccionario (permission granted) · attributed_sentence_bank
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