Saturday, October 9, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 581: dangas / dangadangas

namalingedjelj timadju i dangadangas. 

Free translation
She stands on the edge. 

Word gloss
  1. na-ma-lingedjelj: to have stood. na- 'PRF'; ma- 'to be in the condition of'; the root is lingedjelj 'stand'. 
  2. ti-madju: she or he, 3rd person SIN NOM
  3. i: LOC
  4. danga-dangas: cliff, edge, outer rim
Voice file

From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982), ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary dangadangas and namalingedjelj, and klokah malingedjelj / mizi. 

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