Sunday, August 16, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 162: qadris

namasanpazangal aravac a palalj na qadris i ta kakudanan nua paiwan. 

In English: 
The feather of an eagle is very important in Paiwan culture.

Glossary: 
  1. namasanpazangal: the root is "pazangal" (valuable, meaningful, significant). [na-masan-pazangal] means to have become important or significant. 
  2. aravac: very, quite
  3. a: nominative phrase marker for a specific common noun
  4. palalj: feather, feather
  5. qadris: male eagle, falcon
  6. i: in or at, locative preposition
  7. ta (tua): oblique case marker for a specific common noun
  8. kakudanan: the root is "kuda" (rule, work, result). [ka-kuda-an] means culture, ways of life, custom. 
  9. nua: of, genitive pronoun
  10. paiwan: Paiwan
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