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. 

Glossary: 
  1. izua: there is, there are
  2. liaw: many 
  3. a: nominative phrase marker for common specific noun
  4. patarevan: metaphor, meaning
  5. nu: if, when
  6. lj<em>avar-an: instruct or encourage, AV (actor voice). <em> non-stative verb; -an uncertain; the root is ljavar
  7. tia: nominative NP (noun phrase) for plural personal noun. 
  8. paiwan: Paiwan people
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