Sunday, June 14, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 99: vililj

tima azua i tjaivililj tjanusun? 

In English:
Who is that person on your left?

Glossary:
  1. ti-(i)ma: ti 'subject case marker for the person'; the root is ma 'who'. 
  2. a-zua: that. a 'subject case marker'; the root is zua 'that'.
  3. i: in or at for location (LOC)
  4. tjai-vililj: left side. tjai 'oblique (OBL) case marker which means beside'; the root is vililj 'left'. 
  5. tja-nu-sun: to you, towards you, oblique (OBL) case marker. 
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