Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 263: qidar

kasicuaian palisi a pualjak tua qidar. 

In English: 
In the past, giving birth to twins was a taboo. 

Glossary
  1. ka-si-cuai-an: in the past
  2. palisi: taboo
  3. a: subject case marker
  4. pu-aljak: to have a child or give birth. pu- 'to get something'; the root is aljak 'child'. 
  5. tua: oblique (OBL) case marker
  6. qidar: twins. Synonyms include djadja, tjukapian and qaida, though kina naluku have only heard of qidar and djadja. djadja means the second child and twins. 
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