Sunday, July 18, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 498: kialjing / inuli

pinaka tua ngadan ni yisu kiristu a inuli, amen. 

Free translation:
In Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

Word gloss:
  1. pinaka: through or in the name of
  2. tua: OBL
  3. ngadan: name
  4. ni: of, GEN
  5. yisu kristu: Jesus Christ, loanword. 
  6. a: LIG
  7. inuli: pray, loanword from Japanese 祈る いのる. Ferrell (1982) has this word kialjing (root aljing) as 'pray'. However, nowadays inuli or kiqaung or 'iquang is more common in the church context. 
  8. amen: amen
Voice file:

From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982) and inuli ni vuvu 'Grandma's prayer'. 

No comments:

Paiwan Every Day 668: pai

pai, kinemnemanga tiamadju tu kemacu tua ljigim nua kakinan.   Free translation : Now, they decided to take their mother's sewing needle...