Sunday, June 20, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 470: nasi // minasi

pazangal a cuai itjen i ta zaljum a inika minasi. 

Free translation:
It is difficult for us to stay in the water for a long time and not breathe. 

Word gloss:
  1. pa-zangal: difficult. The root is zangal 'value, significance'. 
  2. a: LIG
  3. cuai: for a long time
  4. itjen: we, 1st person plural NOM INCL
  5. i: in or at, LOC
  6. ta: OBL
  7. zaljum: water
  8. a: LIG
  9. inika: not, NEG
  10. mi-nasi: to breathe, AV. mi- 'agent marker for certain verbs, usually intransitive'; the root is nasi 'life, breath'. 
Voice file:

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary minasi

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