Saturday, September 18, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 560: berung // benerung

kulavaw a nakemac sa benerung ta sikaw. 
Free translation:
A mouse bit the backpack and made a hole. 

Word gloss
  1. kulavaw: mouse
  2. a: LIG
  3. na-k<em>ac: to have bitten, AV. The root is kac 'bite'. 
  4. sa: and, then, CONJ
  5. b<en>erung: to make a hole. The root is berung 'hole'. 
  6. ta: OBL
  7. sikaw: Paiwan style backpack, made of woven thread
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From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982) and ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary benerung

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