Friday, April 3, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 27: Bunun zuku

Today, Lisin, Syman, and their daughter were my travel company. We drove on Taiwan Highway 20, the so-called Southern Cross-island Highway, to visit the mountains and Bunun villages.

I enjoyed the trip. We saw peaks of Central Mount Range and gorged on barbequed pork prepared by Bunun peddlers. Bunun people are the best meat cookers we know. Delicious.

nguanguaq aravac azua a mareka gadu nia Bunun zuku. 

Translation:
The mountains of the Bunun people are very beautiful.

Glossary: 
1. nguanguaq: the root is "nguaq" (nice, good, virtuous). [ngua-nguaq] means beautiful.
2. aravac: very
3. aicu: this
4. mareka: the root is "reka" (every, all).
5. gadu: mountain, hill
6. Bunun: Bunun
7 zuku: people (Japanese loanword)

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