Paiwan Every Day 13: pungudan

The universal Lesson 1 of every language class: self-introduction. 

djavadjavay a mapuljat. 

tiaken, ti yedda. aljak aken na kacalisian. 

a ngadan ni kama ti puljaljuyan. navaikanga timadju. 

a ngadan ni kina ti naluku. i tjumaq timadju. 

i pungudan a ku umaq. kivalavalaanga a sema tua ku qinaljan. 

In English: 

Hello to everyone. I am Yedda. I am a child of the aborigines. Father's name is Puljaljuyan; he has passed. Mother's name is Naluku; she is at home. My home is in pungudan. Welcome to my village. 

Glossary: 

1. djava-djavay: greetings. The root is djava 'appreciation of kindness or service'. 
2. aljak: child, kid
3. ka-calisi-an: indigenous peoples. The root is calisi 'hill'. 
4. ngadan: name
5. ni: of, genitive (GEN) case marker
6. kama: father
7. kina: mother
8. tjumaq: house. Also read as umaq. 
9. ki-vala-vala-anga: to come and visit. The root is kivala in reduplication (RED); -anga 'change of state (COS)'. 
10. s<em>a: go to, actor voice (AV). 
11. qinaljan: village, community

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