Sunday, August 2, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 148: venan

pazangalanga a djemameq tua venan tucu. 

In English: 
Nowadays, it's not easy to catch Formosan sambar deers anymore.

Glossary:
  1. pazangalanga: the root is "pazangal" (valuable, significant, difficult). the suffix -anga makes a perfect tense, indicating it has been difficult for a while. 
  2. a: ligature
  3. djemameq: the root is "djameq" (to catch, to arrest). [dj-em-ameq]means to catch, actor voice. 
  4. tua (ta): case marker for the oblique object or beneficiary. 
  5. tucu: nowadays
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