left (vs. right) → difficult 1 realization Unique
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 2717)
type Derivation
language Tigrinya
lexeme 1 ṣägam
lexeme 2 ṣäggämä
meaning 1 left, left-handed ʔəttədälya zälloḵa gäza ṣägamka ʔalla 

The house you're looking for is on your left.
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meaning 2 to be hard, difficult məsaḵi fätiyä məmṣaʔḵu ʔəntäḵonä ḥezis bəzuḥ ṣagimuni 

I would have liked to come with you, but it is very hard for me (to do so) now.
reference TED: 2614-16
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