Sunday, January 31, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 330: palak // kinapalak

uri ljemenguaq aken tua qezung a kinapalak nua vali nusauni. 

In English: 
I will fix the window that was broken by the wind soon. 

Saturday, January 30, 2021

Friday, January 29, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 328: palak // mapalak

mapalak timadju tua nemanga nu mapulaw. 

In English: 
He accidentally breaks things when he gets drunk. 

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 326: ari

ari vaiki a sema gadu a qemaljup. 

In English: 
Come, let's go to the mountain to hunt. 

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 325: samulja // kisamuljau

kitjapazangalanga nu tjaivililj, kisamuljauanga. 

In English: 
It gets harder in the future, keep fighting!

Monday, January 25, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 324: galju // galjugaljuu

galjugaljuu i djalan. ucevungi anan. 

In English: 
Take care on the road. We will still see each other. 

Sunday, January 24, 2021

Saturday, January 23, 2021

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 319: tulu

aicu a tulu nua vavuluvulungan tjasikamanguaq aravac. 

In English: 
These teachings from elders are very good for us. 

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 318: vai // sinivai

sinivai ni kina aicu a ku nasi i tua ku pinualjakan. 

In English:
Mother gave me this life in my birthday. 

Monday, January 18, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 317: tevelj // kinateveteveljan

natemalidu aravac a kinateveteveljan nu maljeveq. 

In English: 
The meeting at Five-Year Festival is very spectacular. 

Sunday, January 17, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 316: gacalj // migacalj

migacalj a'en i tja pitju a milingan nu kadjamadjaman. 

In English: 
I get up at seven o'clock in the morning. 

Saturday, January 16, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 315: aljak // tjaljaljak

izua a ku tjaljaljak a uqaljay. ti kui a ngadan nimadju. 

In English:
I have a younger brother. His name is kui. 

Friday, January 15, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 314: vulung // tjavulung

kaka aya amen tua tjavulung tjanuamen. 

In English: 
We call those older than us ourselves older brother or sister. 

Thursday, January 14, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 313: kim // karim

tjamadjulu a karim ta sengsengan i lizuk ta i qinaljan. 

In English: 
It is easier to find a job in the city than in the village. 

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Monday, January 11, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 310: lalja // linalja

ljaljeqel a kadjunangan tasauni. tekelu ta linalja. 

In English:
It is very cold today. Drink warm water. 

Sunday, January 10, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 309: veli // veneli

vaik aken a veneli ta puk, vurasi, vasa, vaqu katua vutjulj. 

In English: 
I am going to buy piegon pea, sweet potato, taro, millet and meat. 

Saturday, January 9, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 308: aljak // sinipualjak

tucu tjuruvuanga a kakedrian a sekacalisian sinipualjak sa uqacanga i lizuk. 

In English: 
Now, there are already many indigenous children born and growing up in the city. 

Friday, January 8, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 307: cauv // kicauvu

kicauvu ta kaitungan aya ti kina, ayatua ljaljeqel aravac. 

In English: 
Mom said tuck in the blanket because it's quite cold. 

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 305: uqaljai // sauqaljai

sauqaljai aravac ti 稲葉浩志 いなば こうし. 

In English: 
稲葉浩志いなばこうし is very handsome!

Monday, January 4, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 303: caqu // icaquanan

kina naluku: 
vaik a'en a 'ivadaq ta ti yí pó. izua a su lingaw, ā yí? icaquanan ta penaiwanan aya, ti ya ping. 

vuvu kivi: 
yis, ljaqa. aku icaquanan ta penaiwanan? mainu a ta kai na penaiwanan?

In English: 
kina naluku: I go to ask Grand-aunt. Do you have time, Aunty? Yedda said she wants to learn Paiwan. 
vuvu kivi: yis, ljaqa. Why learn Paiwan? Where is the Paiwan language going? 

Sunday, January 3, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 302: qenetj // paqenetj

yedda: anema a icu?
kina naluku: aicu? kusuta.
yedda: nima a icu a kusuta?
kina naluku: malji na nisun? neka a su paqenetj?
yedda: nia’en? neka a ku paqenetj.
kina naluku: na nisun a icu, apen.

In English:
Yedda: What’s this?
Mom Naluku: This? Socks.
Yedda: Whose socks?
Mom Naluku: Aren’t they yours? Don’t you remember?
Yedda: No, I don’t remember.
Mom Naluku: They’re yours, my girl.

Saturday, January 2, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 301: susu // pasusu

nakuya inika itjen a pasusu tua siuntinting a kakudan, maqaluvu a tja djalan. 

In English:
It’s not good to not follow traffic regulations, our traffic will become chaotic.

Friday, January 1, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 300: lami // pulami

Happy New Year!! 

I've reached my goal of making at least 299 Paiwan sentences since I started in March 2020. Yeah! 😀😀I thought of making some changes. However, since I am getting into this personal exercise and there's still a lot vocabulary to learn, I figure it will be better to stick to the same rhythm and challenge myself with yet another 365 Paiwan sentences. GO!!

2020 has been a difficult year. I pray that in 2021 despite of all, we will emerge positive with a big smile!

paulan tu napulami itjen tucu a cavilj. 

In English: 
(May God) have pity on us so that we have a great harvest this year. 

Paiwan Every Day 668: pai

pai, kinemnemanga tiamadju tu kemacu tua ljigim nua kakinan.   Free translation : Now, they decided to take their mother's sewing needle...