Saturday, October 23, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 595: dungdung / dudut / dedet

dungdung a sema yubingkiuku a kemasi tjanuamen. 

Free translation
It is close to go to the post office from our place. 

Word gloss
  1. dungdung: close to, proximity, nearby place, synonymous with dudut or dedet
  2. a: LIG
  3. s<em>a: to go to, AV
  4. yubingkiuku: post office, loanword from Japanese
  5. a: LIG
  6. k<em>asi: from, AV
  7. tjanuamen: with us, towards us, our place, depending on the context
Voice file

From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982), ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary dedet, and klokah dungdung/dudut

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