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. 

Glossary
  1. aicu: this, these
  2. a: ligature
  3. sapui: fire
  4. katua: and
  5. zaljum: water
  6. mamaw: the same, equally
  7. a: ligature
  8. ki-na-masan-pazangal-an: to have/get the same significance or importance or to become equally important. 
    • ki- 'to get (something); 
    • na- perfective 
    • masan ''to have become (something)' 
    • the root pazangal 'valuable, significant, important' 
    • -an 'abstract state nominzalition'  
  9. tua (ta): oblique case marker
  10. tja: our
  11. nasi: life
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