Friday, May 21, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 440: ljiug // ljemiug

ljemiug aken ta ku kaka sa ku kelikeli. 

Free translation
I put my brother in the cradle and rock the cradle.

Word gloss
  1. lj<em>iug: to put in the swinging cradle, AV. The root is ljiug 'swing'.  
  2. aken: I, 1st person singular NOM
  3. ta: OBL
  4. ku: my, 1st person singular GEN
  5. kaka: brother, sister
  6. sa: then
  7. keli-keli: rock in RED. The root is keli 'stay cord, pulling cord to a swing'. 
Voice file

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary ljemiug

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