Friday, June 11, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 461: kuda // sikudaan

pakananguaq amen a mapuljat tua su sikudaan. 

Free translation:
We all admire your style. 

Word gloss
  1. pa-ka-nanguaq: to consider good or admire. pa- 'to cause to be'; ka- 'inchoative'; the root is nanguaq 'good, nice, well'. 
  2. amen: we, 1st person plural NOM EXCL
  3. a: LIG
  4. ma-puljat: all. ma- 'to be in the condition of'; the root is puljat 'all, every'. 
  5. tua: OBL
  6. su: your, 2nd person singular GEN
  7. si-kuda-an: behavior, style, how one conducts him- or herself. The root is kuda 'custom, way of being'. The vowels 'a' in this case do not merge. 
Voice file

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary sikudaan

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