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. 

Glossary:
  1. ljaljeqel: cold
  2. aravac: very, quite
  3. a: subject case marker
  4. kadjunangan: weather
  5. tasauni: today
  6. tekel-u: drink, imperative. The root is tekel 'drink'; -u 'imperative case marker'. 
  7. ta: oblique (OBL) case marker
  8. l<in>alja: boiled water. The root is lalja- 'boiling water'; -in- 'undergoer voice (UV) case marker'. 
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