Sunday, December 6, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 274: siking // kinasikingan

izua a ku siking tua rinipungan tucu a qadaw. 
pida a ku tinsu tua ku kinasikingan?

In English: 
I took a Japanese language test today. 
What is my test score?

Glossary
  1. izua: there is or have
  2. a: subject case marker
  3. ku: my, 1st person singular genitive (GEN)
  4. siking: test or exam, loanword from Japanese しけん 試験. 
  5. tua: oblique (OBL) case marker
  6. r<in>ipung-an: Japanese language. The root is ripung 'Japan'. 
  7. tucu a qadaw: today
  8. pida: how many
  9. tinsu: score or point, loanword from Japanese てんすう 点数.
  10. ki-na-siking-an: literally of having taken a test
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