Friday, November 20, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 258: ligu

titjen a paiwan, mamaw a ligu nua djemameq tua qaris katua cumai. 

In English
For us Paiwan, catching an eagle is as honorable as catching a bear. 

Glossary:
  1. titjen: we inclusive (INCL)
  2. a: ligature (LIG)
  3. paiwan: Paiwan
  4. mamaw: the same or equal
  5. a: subject case marker
  6. ligu: honor
  7. nua: of, genitive (GEN) case marker
  8. dj<em>ameq: catch. -em- 'agent marker of verb'; the root is djameq 'catch, arrest'.
  9.  tua: oblique (OBL) case marker
  10. qaris: eagle
  11. katua: and
  12. cumai: bear
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