Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 332: pusau

vaik amen a pusau tua qaljaqalja. 

In English: 
We are going to see our guests out. 

Glossary
  1. vaik: go to
  2. amen: we, 1st person plural nominative (NOM) exclusive
  3. a: ligature (LIG)
  4. pusau: to show sb. to the door, to see sb. out
  5. tua: oblique (OBL) case marker
  6. qalja-qalja: guests or visitors. The root is qalja 'visitor, enemy' in reduplication (RED)
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