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. 

Glossary
  1. galju-galju-u: walk slowly, imperative or request. The root is galju 'slow' in reduplication (RED); -u 'imperative ending requesting action from the listener only'. 
  2. i: in or at, locative (LOC)
  3. djalan: road
  4. u-cevung-i: let us see again, imperative or plea. The root is cevung 'meet, encounter'; -i 'imperative ending requesting action from both the one speaking and the one listening'. I am not so sure about u-, but I am guessing it may be ku 'my, 1st person singular genitive' in undergoer voice (UV) for reason that I am yet to know.  
  5. anan: still
Reading:


This is goodbye in Paiwan. 

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