Saturday, May 15, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 434: kinacugan a kai

aza sevesevec a kai, nanguaq a vinarungan. 

Free translation
Straightfoward remarks reveal a candid thought.

[Meaning: Honesty is the best policy. Honest are those who do not beat around the bushes.]

Word gloss
  1. aza: that, like azua
  2. seve-sevec: straightforward, direct, RED
  3. a: subject case marker
  4. kai: word
  5. nanguaq: good
  6. v<in>arung-an: that is in the heart or thought, NMZ in UV. The root is varung 'heart'. 
Voice file: 

From the class of sinsi kalekes

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