a-inu or inu 'where' (Ferrell, p. 54)
ainu a kaus? ku sikaus ta siyaw.
inu a ‘u sivecivecik?
Free translation:
Where is the soup spoon? I use it to serve soup.
Where is my pen?
Word gloss:
- ainu or inu: where
- a: subject case marker
- kaus: ladle, soup spoon
- ku or ‘u: my, 1st person singular GEN
- si-kaus: to use the ladle to get soup. The root is kaus 'ladle'.
- ta: OBL
- siyaw or siav: soup
- si-veci-vecik: thing used for writing, pen. si- 'IF'; the root is vecik 'writing, pattern' in RED
Voice file:
From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982) and ILRDC Online Paiwan Dictionary sikaus.
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