Thursday, July 29, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 509: alu

alu a qayaqayam i qaljiw. 

Free translation
There are eight birds on the roof. 

Word gloss
  1. alu: eight
  2. a: LIG
  3. qayaqayam: birds
  4. i: on, LOC
  5. qaljiw: roof
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From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982) and ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary alu

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