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. 

Reading: 

From sinsi idis (18 March 2021).

A Paiwan society is stratified. It is ruled by mamazangiljan 'chief' who owns the mountain, river, land, and field. The chief  assigns marevetjevetjek 'cusodian' to look over or take care of land. 

When cinunan 'hunter' goes hunting in the chief's mountain and catches game, he needs to pay tax to the owner of the land, gives a part to the owner's custodian, shares meat with the entire village before keeping some to family and himself. 

That's how things were in the past. You share.