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Here is the sentence including the word.

> たっぷりかわいがって **やりい** 。

I guess it would mean 'to do' but I would like to know why it is written in
this form.
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words spoken-language imperatives
What does 「やりい」 mean?
「やりい」 is a **_light or friendly imperative_** form of the Standard
「やれ（よ）/やりなさい（よ）/やりな（よ）」 used in parts of Western Japan.

「早{はや}く言{い}いなさい」⇒「はよ言い」

「食{た}べなさい」⇒「食べえ」

「よく見{み}なさい」⇒「よう見い」
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