Sunday, November 1, 2020

Singer Abao's Paiwan in the Air Ep 1: Direction

Singer Abao recently started a new Paiwan language project with sinsi ljemingas kitulu ta pinaiwanan i kalevelevan (Learning Paiwan in the Air). Their production is in Chinese, and their films can be found on Youtube and Abao's fb page. 

Episode 1 is about direction

Glossary: 
  1. vavaw: up, above
  2. teku: low, under
  3. viri or vililj: left (Paiwan Every Day 99: vililj)
  4. navalj: right (Paiwan Every Day 100: navalj)
  5. qayav: front (Paiwan Every Day 95: qayaw)
  6. likuz: back (Paiwan Every Day 96: likuz)
  7. veljevelj: banana
  8. qailjungan: eye glasses
  9. sikau: back pack
  10. tjalupun: hat
  11. ljinai or kausau or 'ausau: umbrella
  12. i: in or at (LOC)
  13. tjai: oblique (OBL) case marker which can mean 'besides'

Both Abao and sinsi ljemingas are from eastern Taiwan, thereby they speak a variety of Paiwan commonly understood as 'Eastern Paiwan', while I, studying with sinsi idis and kina naluku, speak Southern Paiwan. 

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