left (vs. right) → difficult 1 realization Unique
ACCEPTED Realization 1
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'
direction —
meaning 2 to be hard, difficult məsaḵi fätiyä məmṣaʔḵu ʔəntäḵonä ḥezis bəzuḥ ṣagimuni 'I would have liked to have come with you, but it is very hard for me (to do so) now'
reference
comment KT 2614-16

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