Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 535: asaw

izua tucu a kinarupurupung, tjangtjang / siyak, asaw na vurasi 'ata runi. 

Free translation
Today there are cabbage, pumkin, sweet potato leaves and sponge gourd. 

Word gloss
  1. izua: there is, exist sentence
  2. tucu: now, this moment, today
  3. a: subject case marker
  4. kinarupurupung: cabbage
  5. tjangtjang or siyak: pumkin
  6. asaw: leaf
  7. na: of, GEN
  8. vurasi: sweet potato
  9. 'ata or kata: and
  10. runi: sponge gourd
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From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982) and itua kakanan "In the Kitchen". 

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