Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 515: amirika // inamirikan

kitulu amen tua inamirikan a ljemita ta qadaw. 

Free translation:
We study English every day. 

Word gloss
  1. ki-tulu: learn. ki- 'to get or obtain or acquire'; the root is tulu 'teach, instruction'. 
  2. amen: we, 1st person plural NOM
  3. tua: OBL
  4. in-amirik(a)-an: the English language or any European language. The root is amirika or amilika 'occidental, English'. 
  5. a: LIG
  6. ljemita ta (or tua) qadaw: every day
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From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982) and ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary inamilikan

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