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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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.
「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」