Monday, June 1, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 86: sepurpur

And this is very true. 

sepurpur tua sengsengan sakamaya timadju. 

In English:
He's always occupied with work.

Glossary:
  1. sepurpur: the root is "purpur" (worry, busy, bothered). [se-purpur] means to be busy with, actor voice. 
  2. tua: oblique for the patient/object
  3. sengsengan: the root is "sengseng" (to make, to work out). [sengseng-an] means work or job. 
  4. sakamaya: still, as always
  5. timadju: third person singular he or she
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