Saturday, September 26, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 203: kakavelian

pida a kakavelian na aicu a kaljat?

In English: 
What's the price of this glazed-bead bracelet?

Glossary:
  1. pida: how much (price)
  2. a: nominative phrase marker for common specific noun
  3. ka-ka-veli-an: price; the root is veli 'buy, sell, trade'. 
  4. na: of, genitive case marker for common specific noun
  5. aicu: this
  6. a: ligature
  7. kaljat: glazed-bead bracelet, one string. that of three to five strings is called drinpa, which only the chieftain could afford and wear in the past. 
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