Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 325: samulja // kisamuljau

kitjapazangalanga nu tjaivililj, kisamuljauanga. 

In English
It gets harder in the future, keep fighting!

Glossary
  1. ki-tja-pa-zangal-anga: it gets hard. ki- 'to obtain, to get'; tja- 'comparative'; pa- 'to cause to be'; the root is zangal 'value, weight'; -anga 'change of state (COS)'. 
  2. nu: if or when
  3. tjai-vililj: next. The root is vililj 'next, behind'. 
  4. ki-samulja-u-anga: get to work hard or keep fighting or go for it, imperative. The root is samulja 'diligence'; -u 'imperative end mark requesting action from the listener'. 
Reading:

From nakitjaulangasun? (Have you graduated from school?)

This is Paiwan pep talk. zangalu is a synonym. 

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