Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 591: dudu // masiduduan

nu qivu itjen, nakuya a masiduduan. 

Free translation: 
When we speak, it is not good to carry anger. 

Word gloss: 
  1. nu: if or when
  2. qivu: speak
  3. itjen: we, 1st person PL NOM INCL
  4. na-kuya: it is bad to or it is not good to. The root is kuya 'bad luck, misfortune'. 
  5. a: LIG
  6. ma-si-dudu-an: carry anger. masi- 'carry, transport' (Ferrell, p. 25); the root is dudu 'anger, mad'; -an 'nominalization'. 
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From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982) and ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary masiduduan

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