Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 389: quma // qinuman

masanliawliaw a tja qinuman a paiwan, 
ljakua tjalja namasanparavacan a vaqu. 

In English
We Paiwan have many agricultural produces, but millet is the most special. 

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 388: quma // semanquma

ari tja pusaladj tjai tja vuvu a semanquma. 

In English
Come let's help Grandpa with farm work. 

Monday, March 29, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 387: quma // kiqinuman

uri kiqinuman amen tua djulis tucu a qiljas. 

In English: 
We will harvest red quinoa this month. 

Friday, March 26, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 384: cepu // cinpu

demangadangas ti kama tua cinpu a dradrakuyan. 

In English
Father is smoothening the edge of the woven basket. 

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 382: tjenun // tjemenun

titjen a paiwan, inika palaing ta uqaljayqaljay kata vavayavayan, 
kicaquan a mapuljat tua tjemenun.

In English
We Paiwan people, regardless of men and women, everyone learns to weave. 

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 381: semupu

namayatucu a nia kakudan a kemasicuay. 

In English
Since in the past our custom was like this. 

Monday, March 22, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 380: semupu

nu izua a pupalisiyan i qinaljan,
izua a qemavaqavay, a venavavava, a cemuljuculju tua dridri. 

In English
Where there is a festival in the village, 
there is making of sticky rice cake, brewing of wine, and roasting of pig. 

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 379: semupu

nu izua a nia qaljaqalja a kemasi cadja, 
sipakikadja a nasanguaq a kakanen. 

In English
When there are our friends visiting from afar, 
we treat them with delicious food. 

Saturday, March 20, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 378: semupu

nu namalap a cinunan ta sacemel, 
pavadis ta mamazangiljan, 
sa paqarut ta marevetjevetjek, 
sa naljemavak ta taqaljaqaljan.

In English
When a hunter has caught game, 
he offers the chief's portion to the chief (as tax), 
and he gives a part to the custodian of the hunting ground, 
and he shares his game with fellow villagers. 

Friday, March 19, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 377: kan // makan

aicu a kinsan ta udung imaza makan aravac. 

In English
The noodles cooked here is very delicious. 

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 376: kan // sikakan

sikakan aicu a kizing katua qecap. 

In English
These spoon and chopsticks are used for eating. 

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 369: kan // pakan

kakudan a pakan tua tja pinakasengseng a caucau. 

In English: 
It is customary to feed people who work for us. 

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 367: kesa // makesa

makesanga a sinankaiven ni kina. idu, kanianga. 

In English: 
Mom has cooked dinner. Come, let's eat. 

Monday, March 8, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 366: kesa // kinsa

paday a kinsa ni kina tua tja kaiven tucu. 

In English: 
Rice cooked by mother as our dinner tonight. (Mom cooks rice for our dinner tonight.)

Sunday, March 7, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 365: kesa // kesain

aicu a tjangetjang makaya tja kesain, makaya tja qavain uta. 

In English
This pumpkin, we can cook it, we can also make cake with it.

Saturday, March 6, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 364: kesa // kemesakesanga

vaik aken a kisapui a sema tua nia ljaqediqedi a kemesakesanga. 

In English: 
I am going to get fire from our neighbor who is cooking at the moment. 

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 362: kesa // kemesa

kanakemesa tu ita vasa katua vaqu, sikavetu nua tacemekeljan. 

In English: 
You only need to cook one taro and one millet, you can feed the entire family. 

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 361: cengceng // sepacengceng

kapucekecekeljmun, sepacengceng i taihuku aken. 

In English
When you were marrying, I happened to be in Taipei. [I was in Taipei on your wedding day]. 

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Monday, March 1, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 359: sengseng // kakasengsengan

aicu a paljaqic avan a kakasengsengan a seman langalj. 

In English:
This farges evodia fruit is the principal [wood] material used to make a linking cup. 

Paiwan Every Day 668: pai

pai, kinemnemanga tiamadju tu kemacu tua ljigim nua kakinan.   Free translation : Now, they decided to take their mother's sewing needle...