Paiwan Every Day 502: aladji // pasaladji

aladji: never mind, don't bother, it makes no difference

saladji. 

pasaladji. 

saladji a kemim. 

Free translation:

No, I don't want to. 

No, I don't want to. 

Forget i, don't bother trying to find it. 

Word gloss:

1. sa-(a)ladi or pa-sa-(a)ladji: I don't want to. 
2. a: LIG
3. k<em>im: find, AV. The root is kim 'find'. 

Voice file: 

From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982), p. 56. 

I heard pasaladji often, especially when mom's trying to talk me out of some stubborn thoughts. Yet, I cannot find in other dictionaries. This is weird.