maretimaljimaljianga a quljaw na alay tucu.
Free translation:
Nowadays threads have different colors. [Literally: Now the color of threads is already different.]
Word gloss:
- mare-ti-malji-malji-anga: to have become different. The root is malji 'different, special' in RED; -anga 'COS'.
- a: subject case marker
- quljaw: color
- na: of, GEN
- alay or kala: thin thread
- tucu: now, at present
Voice file:
From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982) and ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary kala.
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