Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 557: benges // mabenges

sarukuya aravac a mabenges. 

Free translation
Having a stuffy nose is quite uncomfortable. 

Word gloss
  1. sa-ru-kuya: to be frequently bad or unwell. sa- 'have quality of'; ru- 'often or frequently''; the root is is kuya 'bad luck'. 
  2. aravac: very, quite
  3. a: subject case marker
  4. ma-benges: to have a stuffy nose or nose congestion. ma- 'to be in the condition of''; the root is benges 'stuffy nose'. 
Voice file

From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary mabenges

benges: (2) swelling in nose (Ferrell, p. 63).

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