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. 

Glossary
  1. ki-cauv-u: tuck in or cover up with. ki- 'to get or obtain'; the root is cauv 'cover, blanket'; -u 'ending that makes an imperative'.
  2. ta: oblique (OBL) case marker
  3. ka-itung-an: blanket. The root is itung 'clothes'. 
  4. aya: said
  5. ti: subject case marker for a specific person
  6. kina: mom
  7. ayatua: because
  8. ljaljeqel: cold
  9. aravac: very, quite
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