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. 

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

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...