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. 

Glossary:
  1. kaka: elder brother or sister
  2. aya: so say
  3. amen: we exclusive
  4. tua: oblique (OBL) case marker
  5. tja-vulung: older. The root is vulung 'old'. 
  6. tjanuamen: us (OBL), translated as per context
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