Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Saturday, September 26, 2020

Friday, September 25, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 202: namakakaizuazua

izua namakaizuazua a qemuzimuzip i pukasivan. 

In English:
There are all kinds of animal in the forest. 

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 201: puvaljaw

kasicuayan, nu patagilj a mimaqacuvungan a uqaljai a vavayan, 
maqatianga a puvaljaw. 

In English:
In the past, when boys and girls are turning adolescents, they can get married already. 

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 200: patarevan

izua liaw a patarevan nu ljemavaran tia paiwan. 

In English: 
There are many metaphors when Paiwan people instruct. 

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Monday, September 21, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 198: kai

ulja su pinivarung sakamaya a kai ni vuvu. 

In English: 
Hope the words of elders are still kept in your heart. 

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 197: zemululj

       timitja          se-ka-calisi-an         avan      na-tja-mauram     tua     paisu    a    caucau. 
we. NOM. INCL indigenous peoples     be-V         COM. lacking    OBL   money  LIG   people

amin    na-paka       tua     qauzeqez    a     z<em>ululj   tua     paisu     a      kakudan, 
 only         (do) by     OBL       save?      LIG      save.AV    OBL    money    LIG       habit

 maqati       a        se-tju-kuda           tua       paulaulan. 
 able to      LIG    break away from     OBL   disaster, poverty. 

In English: 
We indigenous peoples are economically disadvantaged people. 
Only by the habit of thrift and money-saving, 
are we able to break away from poverty. 

Saturday, September 19, 2020

Friday, September 18, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 195: qinaljan

matjaunem a qinaljan imaza i tua nia kinaguan a sinvaudjan. 

In English: 
There are six villages here in our township sinvaudjan

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 194: mamaw

aicu a sapui katua zaljum mamaw a kinamasanpazangalan tua tja nasi. 


In English: 
Such is that fire and water are equally important to our life. 

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 192: selangeda

selangeda aken tu palisi a venaqesing nu uri qemaljup. 

In English: 
I heard that it is a taboo to sneeze when going hunting.

Monday, September 14, 2020

Sunday, September 13, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 190: tatiyaw a qezemezemetj

ljaljeqel aravac tatiyaw a qezemezemetj. 
izainu sun a nataqed? 
aku a inika sun a namacai?

In English: 
It was very cold last night. Where did you sleep? Why didn't you die?

Friday, September 11, 2020

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 186: qemucel

nu kedri a temekel tua zaljum, qemucel. 

In English: 
If we drink little water, we will have constipation.

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Monday, September 7, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 184: ayatua

naminseg sa ljavek, ayatua neka nu vali. 

In English:
The sea has become still now since there is no wind.

Sunday, September 6, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 183: makuda, aku

makuda sun? aku sun a qemauqaung a macidji?

In English: 
What happened with you?
Why are you crying by yourself?

Saturday, September 5, 2020

Friday, September 4, 2020

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 668: pai

pai, kinemnemanga tiamadju tu kemacu tua ljigim nua kakinan.   Free translation : Now, they decided to take their mother's sewing needle...