Monday, August 3, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 149: cumai

nadjemameq ta cumai ti vuvu kuljelje.

In English:
kuljelje grandpa has caught bear before.

Glossary:
  1. nadjemameq: the root is “djameq” (to catch, to arrest). [dj-em-ameq] means catch, actor voice. the prefix na- makes a past perfect, something done sometime in the past.
  2. ta (tua): case marker for the oblique object or beneficiary
  3. cumai: bear
  4. ti: case marker for the definitive subject, for people
  5. vuvu: grandparent, used for both grandpa and grandma
  6. kuljelje: male name
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