Sunday, July 26, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 141: sasiq

a ku liav a sasiq imaza? pusasiqanga a su alju!

In English:
Why are there so many ants here? Your candy is drawing ants!

Glossary:
  1. a: ligature
  2. ku: why
  3. liav: many, a lot of
  4. a: case marker for the nominative subject
  5. sasiq: ant, ants
  6. imaza: here
  7. pusasiqanga: the root is “sasiq” (ant, ants). [pu-sasiq] means to earn, make, produce ants: -anga makes a past perfect.
  8. a: case marker for the nominative subject
  9. alju: sweet, candy
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