Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 10: saqetju // saqetjuan

Today, let's talk about something big in the world now: COVID-19. 

nakemasi tairiku aicu a saqetjuan na va. 
mapuvarung a caucau tu masepu. 
kiqubesu saka pilimau

In English:
This disease of the lungs comes from China. People are worried about infection. Wear mask and wash hands. 

Glossary: 
  1. na -k<em>asi: to have come from. The root is kasi 'from'. 
  2. tairiku: Mainland China
  3. a-icu: this
  4. ma-sepu: to be infected. The root is sepu 'infect'.
  5. saqetju-an: disease. The root is saqetju 'hurt, wound'. 
  6. va: lungs
  7. ma-pu-varung: to worry. The root is varung 'heart'. 
  8. ki-qubes-u: to wear mask. The root is qubes 'mask'.
  9. pi-lima-u: to wash hands. The root is lima 'hand'. 
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