Thursday, June 10, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 460: kuda // kudakudain

anema kudakudain niamadju i pukukan?

Free translation
What are they doing in the chicken farm?

Word gloss
  1. a-nema: what
  2. kuda-kuda-in: activity or doing, UV. The root is kuda 'what'. 
  3. niamadju: their, 3rd person plural GEN
  4. i: in or at, LOC
  5. pu-kuk(a)-an: chicken farm or henhouse. pu- 'to have'; the root is kuka 'chicken'; -an 'localization'. 
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From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary kudakudain

parekiljivaljivak tiamadju. 😆😆

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