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

Glossary: 
  1. matja-unem: there are six somthing. matja- 'quantifier of places'; unem 'six'
  2. a: ligature
  3. qinaljan: village. mula, loanword from Japanese 村 (むら) , is also used for village. 
  4. imaza: here
  5. i: in or at, locative preposition
  6. tua (ta): oblique case marker
  7. nia: our
  8. kinaguan: township. I do not know the analysis of this word, but the root is guan 'township', Minnan loanword, though in Minnan guan means county, a bigger administrative region than township. 
  9. sinvaudjan: Mudan Township in Pingtung County
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